Found 2 items, similar to indigenous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: indigenous
indigenous
adj : originating where it is found;
“the autochthonal fauna of
Australia includes the kangaroo”;
“autochthonous rocks
and people and folktales”;
“endemic folkways”;
“the
Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of
Japan” [syn:
autochthonal,
autochthonic,
autochthonous,
endemic]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Indigenous
Indigenous
\In*dig"e*nous\, a. [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL.
indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See
In, and
Gender.]
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1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a
country or climate; not exotic; not imported.
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Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not
indigenous or proper natives of America. --Sir T.
Browne.
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In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap.
--Lion Playas.
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2. Native; inherent; innate.
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Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human
mind. --I. Taylor.
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