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Indigenous

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveNative to a land, especially before colonization. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
"The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War.; The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island."
2.AdjectiveIn particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
"The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island."
3.AdjectiveInnate, inborn.
4.AdjectiveOriginal to a geographical area.
"That style of pottery is indigenous to that region."
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