indigenous
pronunciation
How to pronounce indigenous in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs]
How to pronounce indigenous in American English:
US [ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs]
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- Adjective:
- originating where it is found
Word Origin
- indigenous
- indigenous: [17] The -gen- of indigenous comes from the same ultimate source – Indo-European *gen- – as produced English gender, generate, genital, etc. It denoted ‘produce’. The addition of the Latin prefix indi- ‘in, within’, earlier indu- (a strengthened form of in- originally formed with de ‘down’, which also appears in indigent ‘poor’ [14] and industry) produced indigena ‘born or produced in a particular place, native’, which English adopted and adapted as indigenous.=> gender, general, generate, genital, kind
- indigenous (adj.)
- 1640s, from Late Latin indigenus "born in a country, native," from Latin indigena "sprung from the land," as a noun, "a native," literally "in-born," or "born in (a place)," from Old Latin indu "in, within" (earlier endo) + *gene-, root of gignere (perf. genui) "beget," from PIE *gen- "produce" (see genus).
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Example
- 1. This hotspot boasts few indigenous languages compared with most .
- 2. It also argued that only indigenous sahrawis should be able to vote .
- 3. As a result , mr studwell says , the region has " no indigenous , large-scale companies producing world-class products and services . "
- 4. This is precisely what the bureau of indian affairs accomplished by coercing indigenous children into attending boarding schools .
- 5. To learn about the thinking of " localization " , some indigenous methods may have to be grasped .