Ancient
Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Indigenous and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indigenous" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently
Indigenous
Indigenous adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
Ancient and indigenous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Indigenous".
Nearby Word: indigene
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The civilization of the Masters from The Stone Dance of the Chameleon comes across as a mixture between ancient Rome and indigenous South American people.
Source: Culture Chop Suey -
Magical Native American: More like "Magical Indigenous Person", but Ceres is an ancient creature designed after totem carvings and such.
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Future Imperfect: The list of indigenous Earth animals Pelorat mentions, based on ancient documents he's translated fragments of, include brontosaurs and orcs.
Source: Literature / Foundation
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