What is the meaning of indigenous?

adjective

  • Originating where it is found.
    • usage: "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
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