indigine
indigine is the alternative form of indigene.
Meaning of 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
Forms of indigine
| plural | indigines |
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Questions about indigine
- What is indigine the alternative form of?
- Indigine is the alternative form of indigene.
Words near indigine in the dictionary
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