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indigenous(dictionary)
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tablette (iou) and indigenous (iou)


tablette (iou)



tablette noun. E18.
[French: see TABLET noun.]
= TABLET noun 1b. E18.
= TABLET noun 3a. E18.
Architecture. = TABLE noun 4. E18.

indigenous (iou)



indigenous adjective. M17.
[from Latin indigena (a) native from indi- strengthened form of in- IN-2 + -gena from base of gignere beget: see -OUS.]
Born or produced in a particular land or region; (esp. of flora and fauna) native or belonging naturally to (a region, a soil, etc.), not introduced. M17.
Rider Haggard The indigenous flora and fauna of Kukuanaland. C. Stead He could tell the indigenous Malays from the new imports from India. C. Francis My..Garden turned out to have only four plants which are indigenous to Britain.
b. transf. & fig. Inborn, innate. M19.
L. Trilling Poetry is indigenous to the very constitution of the mind.
Of, pertaining to, or concerned with the native inhabitants of a region. M19.
H. Read Objects made by uncultured peoples in accordance with a native and indigenous tradition. N. Chomsky What is remarkable about the Indochina war is the inability of the American invaders to establish indigenous governments that can rule effectively.
indigenously adverb M19.
indigenousness noun L19.