indigenous: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 12 letter points · starts with I · ends with S
Meaning of indigenous
adj
- not-comparable
Native to a land, especially before colonization.
Example: The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War.
- not-comparable
Native to a land, especially before colonization. In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
Example: The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
- not-comparable
Innate, inborn.
- not-comparable
Original to a geographical area.
Example: That style of pottery is indigenous to that region.
Source: Wiktionary — indigenous.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adjective
originating where it is found
- autochthonal
- autochthonic
- autochthonous
- endemic
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is indigenous in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of indigenous
I(1) + N(1) + D(2) + I(1) + G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of indigenous
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from indigenous
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