Indigenous – Originating or occuring naturally. The original inhabitants of a country or area
(Pronounced in-di-juh-nuhs)
Indigenous means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.
To remember the definition of the word indigenous, use the following mnemonic:
In digitising us (indigenous) the scientists forgot to make us more natural looking.
Examples of indigenous in a sentence
Indigenous inhabitants of Australia are known as Aboriginal Australians.
The world's smallest chameleon is indigenous to a small island off of the coast of Madagascar.
Coffee of several species is indigenous and grows wild here.