variants
also indigens
as in natives
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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Memphis natives GloRilla and Yo Gotti sat side-by-side during the show.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025 -
Though the actor and his Task costars still muscled through a full-on vocal evolution to appear as eastern Pennsylvania natives in the new HBO drama series.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Indigenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigenes. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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