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Webster 1913 Edition
Indigenous
In-dig′e-nous
,Adj.
1.
Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported.
Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not
indigenous
or proper natives of America. Sir T. Browne.
In America, cotton, being
indigenous
, is cheap. Lion Playas.
2.
Native; inherent; innate.
Joy and hope are emotions
indigenous
to the human mind. I. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Indigenous
INDIG'ENOUS
,Adj.
1.
Native; born in a country; applied to persons.2.
Native; produced naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; applied to vegetables.Definition 2024
indigenous
indigenous
English
Adjective
indigenous (not comparable)
- (chiefly of living things) Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion. [from 17th c.]
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
- Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.
- 1862, Henry David Thoreau, "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
- Innate, inborn. [from 19th c.]
- 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 18:
- She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
- 1883, George MacDonald, "Stephen Archer" in Stephen Archer and Other Tales:
- He had all the tricks of a newspaper boy indigenous in him.
- 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, ch. 18:
Synonyms
- (born or engendered in): aboriginal, autochthonous, native
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
born or engendered in, native to a land or region
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innate, inborn
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