"Indigenous" meaning in English

See Indigenous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Indigenous (not comparable)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of indigenous (“native, relating to the native inhabitants of a land”). Tags: alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: indigenous (extra: native, relating to the native inhabitants of a land) Derived forms: Indigenous Australian
    Sense id: en-Indigenous-en-adj-tX1OokES Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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