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indigenousness

American  
[in-dij-uhn-uhs-nis] / ɪnˈdɪdʒ ən əs nɪs /

noun

  1. the fact or quality of being indigenous.

  2. Indigenousness, the fact, character, or status of being Indigenous.


Example Sentences

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“They don’t have to check their indigenousness at the door,” Pierce said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2019

This is the last remnant of indigenousness I’ve hung on to.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

The buildings, even the most fantastic, suggest indigenousness, or at least stability; nor would the presence of more ancient structures increase this effect.

From Roving East and Roving West by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

The strength and the indigenousness of Arnim are gone, and that power to throw a Romantic glamor over life which Tieck and Hoffmann had, is lacking.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various