indigenous

/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

adjectivein · dig · e · nous

Think: “IN the land, DIGging in—e—NOUS (us) were here first.” (IN + DIG + e + NOUS)

Yes, it's indigenous. Don’t write **-genous**; it’s **-genous** in meaning, but the spelling is **-genous**? No—this word is **indig-en-ous**: **indig** + **en** + **ous** (ends with **-ous**, not **-us**).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveoriginating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native to that region
  2. adjectiverelating to the first people known to have lived in a region (often used in the phrase “Indigenous peoples”)

Examples

  • “Many plants that are indigenous to the desert can survive with very little water.”
  • “The museum worked with Indigenous communities to present the history respectfully.”
  • “We chose indigenous trees for the school garden because they support local wildlife.”

Synonyms

nativelocalaboriginalendemicautochthonous

Antonyms

nonnativeintroducedforeign

Translations

ES indígenaPT indígenaFR indigène

Common misspellings

indiginousindegenousindiginusindigeneousindiginiousindigonusindigeneus

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