indigene
UK/ˈɪndɪdʒiːn/
indigene adjective: indigenous.
Adjective
indigene (comparative more indigene, superlative most indigene)
Noun
indigene (plural indigenes)
- An indigenous person; a native.
- While Manuel sat skinning his birds of an afternoon, generally surrounded by a little crowd of Malays and Sassaks (as the indigenes of Lombock are termed), he often held forth to them with the air of a teacher, and was listened to with profound attention.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 250
- The price for all this chutzpah was that Malraux then had to take up the cause of the colonial indigenes as if it really mattered to him.2005 April 10, Christopher Hitchens, “André Malraux: One Man's Fate”, in New York Times Book Review
indigene meaning in Urdu
indigene in Urdu
- دیسی, مقامی, ملکی
Forms of indigene
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more indigene |
| superlative | most indigene |
| Noun | |
| plural | indigenes |
Origin of indigene
From Middle French indigène, from Latin indigena.
Words formed from indigene
Questions about indigene
- What does indigene mean?
- Indigene means indigenous.
- What is indigene in Urdu?
- Indigene in Urdu is دیسی, مقامی, ملکی. See Indigene meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is indigene?
- Indigene can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce indigene?
- Indigene is pronounced /ˈɪndɪdʒiːn/ (UK).
Words near indigene in the dictionary
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