indigen

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English

Etymology

Variant of indigene. In a botanical sense first used by Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1918.

Noun

indigen (plural indigens)

  1. An indigene or native.
  2. (botany) A plant known to be indigenous to a region, rather than a cultigen.
    Antonym: cultigen

Further reading

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin indigenus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪndiˈɡeːn/
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Adjective

indigen (strong nominative masculine singular indigener, comparative (uncommon) indigener, superlative (uncommon) am indigensten)

  1. (anthropology) indigenous, native
    Synonyms: eingeboren, einheimisch
    • 2022 July 8, Knut Henkel, “Politische Beteiligung in Lateinamerika: Neuer indigener Aufbruch”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Für Yaku Pérez, Kandidat der indigenen Partei Patchakutik bei den Präsidentschaftswahlen im Frühjahr 2021, ist dies ein Indiz für die Vielfalt der sozialen Bewegung in Ecuador, zu deren Speerspitze sich die indigene Bewegung entwickelt hat; im Nachbarland Kolumbien ist das ähnlich.
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Derived terms

Further reading

  • indigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • indigen” in Duden online
  • indigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indigène, from Latin indigenus.

Adjective

indigen m or n (feminine singular indigenă, masculine plural indigeni, feminine and neuter plural indigene)

  1. indigenous

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