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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His parents are natives of the Dominican Republic, but Canadians claim him as their own.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025 -
Last October, Luke Combs and Eric Church, both North Carolina natives, staged a massive benefit show at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Indigenes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigenes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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