indigenously
Americanadverb
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within a particular country, region, population, etc.; by its own people and with its own resources; domestically.
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as a species or population originating in a given area rather than as one that originated elsewhere.
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inherently or innately.
Example Sentences
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China is increasingly using indigenously developed engines on its warplanes, such as the new J-35, a rough equivalent of the American F-35.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Last September came the completion of what Ms Tsai considers the crowning achievement of her military program: Taiwan's first indigenously developed submarine.
From BBC • May 20, 2024
“Although our measures have restricted the PRC’s ability to indigenously produce advanced semiconductors, we know that the PRC is looking for ways to continue accessing these high-end chips,” Ms. Rozman Kendler said.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023
"It's really pretty extraordinary, and our own sense is that they are not capable of indigenously producing what they are expending at this stage," she said.
From Reuters • Dec. 4, 2022
In addition, food production never arose indigenously in Australia.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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