Indigenous and Nonnative

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Indigenous adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

Usage example: the culture of the indigenous people of that country

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Nonnative is an antonym for indigenous.

Nearby Word: indigene

Nonnative adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.

Usage example: nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country

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Indigenous is an antonym for nonnative.

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Nonnative and Indigenous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indigenous/nonnative

Indigenous & Nonnative. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/indigenous/nonnative>.

Nonnative or Indigenous. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/indigenous/nonnative.

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