Local English word record

indigenous

adjective · 1 sense

originating where it is found

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Examples

  • the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
  • autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
  • endemic folkways
  • the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan

Word relationships

Synonyms

autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic

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