Library / English Dictionary

INDIGENE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Example:

the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

Synonyms:

aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("indigene" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indigene"):

Levantine ((formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant)

Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)

Filipino (a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)

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