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{
"term": "indigenous",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there; relating to, belonging to or developed by these people",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **indigenous peoples/languages** of an area"
},
{
"text": "Indigenous **Australians/Canadians**"
},
{
"text": "indigenous **land/territory**"
},
{
"text": "She campaigns for indigenous rights."
},
{
"text": "Guatemala has one of the highest percentages of indigenous peoples of any country in the Americas."
},
{
"text": "examples of truly indigenous music"
},
{
"text": "Antarctica has no indigenous human population."
},
{
"text": "Several indigenous African languages are used in the country."
}
],
"synonyms": "native",
"topics": ["People in society"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having originally developed in a particular place, rather than having been brought there from somewhere else",
"sensetop": "indigenous (to…)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia."
},
{
"text": "The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species."
}
],
"topics": ["Animals"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/",
"audio": "in/indigenous/indigenous__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/",
"audio": "in/indigenous/indigenous__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous."
}