indigen- +

(Latin: belonging to a country; born in a country; native to a geographical area)


indigen
1. Someone who is native or indigenous to an area.
2. A person who was born in a particular place.
indigenization
Transformation, or changing, to suite a local culture.
indigenous
1. Originating in and naturally living, growing, or occurring in a region or country.
2. Natural or inborn; originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment.
3. Innate; inherent; inborn; natural.
4. Etymology: from Late Latin indigenus, "born in a country, native"; from Latin indigena, "a native"; literally, "in-born person"; from Old Latin indu, "in, within" + gen-, root of gignere "to beget".
indigenously
Characterized by originally living or occurring naturally in an area or environment.
indigenousness
Nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place).

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