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INDIGEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indigen mean? 

INDIGEN (noun)
  The noun INDIGEN has 1 sense:

1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular placeplay

  Familiarity information: INDIGEN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INDIGEN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

aboriginal; aborigine; indigen; indigene; native

Context example:

the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students

Hypernyms ("indigen" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indigen"):

Levantine ((formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant)

Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)

Filipino (a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)


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