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Our word indigenous belongs to a huge family of words that trace back to the Latin gignere, meaning "to birth, or to produce."
Inside the word "indigenous," you can almost see its Latin bits: indu, meaning "in or within;" and gignere, meaning "to birth or to produce."
Part of speech:
The word "indigenous" is formal, common, and scholarly-sounding.
"Archaeological evidence suggests Indigenous peoples of South America may have kept foxes as pets."
Explain the meaning of "indigenous" without saying "native" or "original."
In an article titled "Indigenous Tourism Goes Deeper Than 'Dinner and a Show,'" Michael Harmon wrote:
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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Opposites of INDIGENOUS include
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