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单词 indigenous
释义 indigenous
 —indigenously,  adv.   —indigenousness, indigenity /in'di jen"i tee/,  n.  
 /in dij"euh neuhs/,  adj.  
  1. originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often fol. by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
  2. innate; inherent; natural (usually fol. by to): feelings indigenous to human beings.
 [1640-50; < L indigen(a) native, original inhabitant (indi-, by-form of in- IN-2 (cf. INDAGATE) + -gena, deriv. from base of gignere to bring into being; cf. GENITAL, GENITOR) + -OUS]
 Syn. 1. autochthonous, aboriginal, natural.
 Ant. 1. foreign, alien.
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