indigene
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of indigene
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Latin indigena “a native”; indigenous
Example Sentences
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"When we had our person in the Senate, we saw the difference," David says, referring to Philip Aduda, the only FCT indigene elected to the Senate.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
"As an indigene of Niger, I could contest elections as governor of Niger state," says Kwali.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Yet the film can't help investing this sinful intruder with twice the life-force of Brolin's saintly indigene.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2013
Distinct intuitions of the number scale in Western and Amazonian indigene cultures,” Science, Vol.
From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2010
Be he emigrant or indigene, one thing is certain, namely, that he has been an inhabitant of the Japanese Archipelago for thousands of years.
From Religion and Lust or, The Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire by Weir, James
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