Ancient and Indigenous

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

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.
  • Western Animation / Oban Star Racers Magical Native American: More like "Magical Indigenous Person", but Ceres is an ancient creature designed after totem carvings and such.
  • Literature / Foundation Future Imperfect: The list of indigenous Earth animals Pelorat mentions, based on ancient documents he's translated fragments of, include brontosaurs and orcs.
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