belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else synonym native本地的;当地的;土生土长的 the indigenous peoples/languages of the area 该地区的本地人/语言 - indigenous to…
The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia. 袋鼠原产于澳大利亚。
Extra ExamplesTopics Animalsc1Guatemala has one of the highest percentages of indigenous peoples of any country in the Americas. 危地马拉是美洲土著人口比例最高的国家之一。 examples of truly indigenous music 地道的本土音乐的几个范例 Antarctica has no indigenous population. 南极洲没有原住人口。 Several indigenous African languages are used in the country. 该国使用几种非洲土著语言。 The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species. 那个保护区育有许多本地物种。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIndigenous is used with these nouns:- community
- culture
- inhabitant
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous.