{
    "term": "indigenous",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "coming from a particular place and having lived there for a long time before other people came there; relating to, belonging to or developed by these people",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **indigenous peoples/languages** of an area"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Indigenous **Australians/Canadians**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "indigenous **land/territory**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She campaigns for indigenous rights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Guatemala has one of the highest percentages of indigenous peoples of any country in the Americas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "examples of truly indigenous music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Antarctica has no indigenous human population."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several indigenous African languages are used in the country."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "native",
            "topics": ["People in society"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having originally developed in a particular place, rather than having been brought there from somewhere else",
            "sensetop": "indigenous (to…)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The reserve supports a wide range of indigenous species."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Animals"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/",
                "audio": "in/indigenous/indigenous__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/",
                "audio": "in/indigenous/indigenous__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Latin indigena ‘a native’ + -ous."
}