Indigenous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Indigenous	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indigenous adj originating where it is found; "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" Synonym(s): autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indigenous \Indig"enous\, a. [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See {In}, and {Gender}.] 1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported. Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. --Sir T. Browne. In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. --Lion Playas. 2. Native; inherent; innate. Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. --I. Taylor.