indigeneity

American  

[in-dij-uh-nay-uh-tee] / ˌɪnˌdɪdʒ əˈneɪ ə ti /

noun

plural

indigeneities

1. Usually, Indigeneity. the fact of belonging to an Indigenous people or relating to an Indigenous culture.

2. the fact or quality of being indigenous or native to a specified region.

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Other Word Forms

• anti-indigeneity noun

Example Sentences

"I do find that any piece that I do does tend to revolve around these big questions of imperialism, authoritarianism, indigeneity of love, of family and humanity."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

On Sept. 28, Fresno became the second U.S. city and the first in California to prohibit discrimination based on caste by adding caste and indigeneity to its municipal code.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023

I think the easiest way to measure the genocidal capacity of any given utopia is to look at how it treats marginalized peoples, especially those at the intersection of indigeneity, queerness and disability.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

Her sisters have now come out and denounced her claims of indigeneity in an interview quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle opinion column.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2022

But however laudable was the Quaker poet's resolve to choose indigenous subjects, it cannot be said that either he or Bryant attained to more than an indigeneity of theme.

From John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings by Kennedy, W. Sloane