adjective · academic
indigenous
/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/in·DI·ge·nous
Band 6-7speakingtask2
originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
Examples
“The reserve protects indigenous species that are under threat.”
“Indigenous communities have unique knowledge of the land.”
“Many plants found here are indigenous to the region.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policies that involve indigenous communities must respect traditional knowledge and land rights.”
Collocations
- indigenous people
- indigenous species
Word family
indigenous adjectiveindigene nounindigenously adverb
Common mistakes
This tree is indigenous in Vietnam.→This tree is indigenous to Vietnam.
Say it for a higher band
5local→6native→7+indigenous
Synonyms
native
Easily confused
native
“The koala is native to Australia.”
Related words
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In -ous
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