variants
also indigens
as in aborigines
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
the indigenes had not merely adapted to the harsh climate, but had in fact prospered in it
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natives
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Meanwhile, Tommy is about to double the sub menu and take on the natives on another part of their home turf.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026 -
The history of Tatsis is the kind of Charlotte origin story that transplants rarely hear — and that natives cherish.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Indigenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigenes. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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