indigenous
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Pronunciation[change]
- (RP) IPA: /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/
- (GA) enPR: ĭn-dĭj′ə-nəs, IPA: /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/ or /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective[change]
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- If a plant, animal, or person is indigenous to a certain area, its ancestors have been there for a very long time.
- Synonyms: native, aboriginal and autochthonous
- Several indigenous plants went extinct as a result of climate change.
- Indigenous people lobbied for the project to be cancelled.
- Something that is indigenous is related to the native people of an area.
- Indigenous traditions have largely died out.