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indigenous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

originating naturally in a particular place; native

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The plant is indigenous to the highlands and grows nowhere else.

Synonyms
nativeaboriginalendemicoriginal
Antonyms
foreignimported
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Questions about “indigenous”

Indigenous (adjective) means originating naturally in a particular place; native
Here is indigenous used in an example sentence: "The plant is indigenous to the highlands and grows nowhere else."
Common synonyms for indigenous include native, aboriginal, endemic, original.
Antonyms of indigenous include foreign, imported.
Indigenous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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