HOW TO PRONOUNCE
indigenous
/ˌɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
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Stress “dig,” with a soft “g.”
Give g the j sound of jam. Keep the second syllable strongest and let the following two vowels remain light and unstressed.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The exhibition features indigenous plants.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does indigenous mean?
adjective
- Native to a land, especially before colonization.
- In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
- Innate, inborn.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Original to a geographical area.
- Alternative letter-case form of indigenous (“native, relating to the native inhabitants of a land”).
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/
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To ease unemployment, Dublin aggressively courts foreign investors and recently created a new industrial development agency to aid small indigenous firms.
Some are protected from the claim that they are indigenous by the fact that their origin is indicated in their names.
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These latter grew in pots which were carefully buried in the soil, so as to give the plants the appearance of being indigenous.
Of the three principal invasions, that of the Kayans has been of most effect in spreading a higher culture among the indigenous population.
They are indigenous to Central Asia, and as they have survived the first transplantation, they may be safely counted on to survive the second.