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What is another word for Indigenous? – 204 Indigenous Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    native aboriginal autochthonous traditional ancestral ethnic cultural tribal local original primal ancient innate inherent inborn intrinsic endemic domestic internal innate hereditary inherited folk autochthonic primordial rudimentary elementary fundamental underlying intrinsic built-in inbred congenital natural organic unalienable inalienable inherent congenital inherited inbred natal patrimonial immemorial heritable lineal racial genealogical familial kindred cognate affinal consanguineous connate connatural connatal

    Meaning of Indigenous

    The primary meaning of the word "Indigenous" refers to the original inhabitants of a country or region.

    Definitions

    • Originating or native to a particular country or region
    • * Relating to the native people of a country or region
    • * Produced or growing naturally in a country or region

    Etymology of Indigenous

    The word "Indigenous" comes from the Latin words "indigena", meaning "native" or "born in a country", and "indu", meaning "in" or "within", and "gen-", meaning "born" or "produced"
    The term has been used in English since the 16th century to describe the native peoples of a region

    Example Uses

    • The indigenous people of Australia have a rich cultural heritage
    • * The company is committed to supporting indigenous communities in their development projects
    • * The indigenous flora of the region is unique and diverse

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    non-native alien foreign external exotic introduced imported migrant immigrant expatriate extrinsic extraneous external extrinsic outward outwardly outsider foreigner stranger non-resident non-indigenous unnatural artificial synthetic manufactured acquired extrinsic non-native non-indigenous non-autochthonous allochthonous exotic introduced imported

    Related Nouns

    community people nation tribe culture heritage tradition custom language history land territory region country area population society group clan family folk ethnicity race ancestry descent lineage genealogy kinship affiliation identity belonging

    Related Verbs

    inhabit reside live dwell settle occupy possess own belong originate derive stem arise emerge grow develop thrive flourish preserve protect promote support empower recognize respect acknowledge appreciate value honor

    Related Adjectives

    native traditional cultural ethnic tribal local original ancestral primal ancient innate inherent inborn intrinsic endemic domestic internal innate hereditary inherited folk autochthonic primordial rudimentary elementary fundamental underlying intrinsic built-in inbred congenital natural organic unalienable inalienable inherent congenital inherited inbred natal patrimonial immemorial heritable lineal racial genealogical familial kindred cognate affinal consanguineous connate connatural connatal