Indigenous

What do we mean by indigenous?

Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region. synonym: native. adjective

Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place. adjective

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants. adjective

Born or originating in a particular place or country; produced naturally in a country or climate; native; not exotic.

Figuratively, innate; inherent; intrinsic.

Synonyms Native, etc. See original, a.

In geology, noting a rock or a mineral which has originated as such in the place where it is found, such as granite or basalt in situ. A glacial boulder brought from a distance is exotic or erratic.

In physiography, noting a stream which developed originally in its present surroundings: it is a consequent one in most cases.

Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported. adjective

Native; inherent; innate. adjective

Originating where it is found adjective

Born or originating in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

Innate, inborn.

Words that are spelled similarly to indigenous:
indigenous, undigenous, endogenous, digenous, indigents, indigenes, ignigenous, unigenous, indigens.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word indigenous:
quechua, peoples, mestizo, learnt, aboriginal, americas, cultures, colonization, descent, languages, communities, tribal, speak, bolivia, maya, amazon, natives, guatemala, traditions, ethnic, ancestry, tribe, beliefs, ecuador, inhabited, spoken, inhabitants, strait, language, childhood, settlers, colonial, conquest, people, spanish, colombia, australian, peru, groups, indians, citizens, culture, territories, territory, lands, mexican, native, cultural, customs, rights, religion, practices, christianity, population, mexico, slaves.

Words that rhyme with indigenous:
polygynous.

Adjectives that are often used to describe indigenous:
non, many, other, british, dutch, settler, geographical, mixed, postcolonial.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective indigenous:
peoples, people, population, communities, groups, culture, populations, languages, knowledge, cultures, women, species, systems, inhabitants, rights, traditions, language, production, plants, societies, community, tradition, leaders, institutions, industry, development, resources, movement, forms, tribes, practices, group, religion, society, organizations, movements, sources, religions, workers, firms, technology, materials, flora, leadership, industries, beliefs, forces, trees, identity, elements, art, music, origin, church, australians, bankers, churches, nations, literature, medicine, products, plant, elite, africans, roots, elites, entrepreneurs, lands, races, capacity, sector, minorities, heritage, resistance, capital, capability, personnel, customs, bacteria, concepts, fijians.

Consonant match to indigenous:
endogenous.

Words that sound like indigenous:
indigenous, indigence, indigents, endogenous, indigenes, indigent, indigen, indigenously, lentiginous, antigonus, androgynous, androgenous, indulgence, indianness, endogamous, indochina, indigene, indochinese, litiginous, antagonists, antagonise, antigens, autogenous, anginous, indulgences, indolence, indignance, indians, indiana, erogenous, editions, indurance, imagina, in darkness, entireness, monogynous, indecence, indicus, indigenousness, indian rice, indigently.