Indigenous

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

Indigenous (adjective)

  1. Describing people who originally lived in a place before others came.
  2. Describing plants or animals that naturally live in a specific area.

Examples

  • The indigenous people have lived here for centuries.
  • Indigenous communities often have unique cultural traditions.

Common collocations: indigenous culture, indigenous rights, indigenous population, indigenous species, indigenous habitat

Synonyms of Indigenous

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Indigenous

  • describing something not native to a place
  • referring to something unfamiliar or from another place