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indígena meaning in English

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indígena adjective

aboriginal(original; indigenous)
adjective
[UK: ˌæ.bə.ˈrɪ.dʒn̩əl] [US: ˌæ.bə.ˈrɪ.dʒn̩əl]

Indian(of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)
adjective
[UK: ˈɪn.dɪən] [US: ˈɪn.diən]

indigenous(born or engendered in, native to a land or region)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈdɪ.dʒɪ.nəs] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdɪ.dʒə.nəs]
His love for indigenous Mexican art became his downfall. = Su amor por el arte indígena mexicano se convirtió en su caída.

native(characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning)
adjective
[UK: ˈneɪ.tɪv] [US: ˈneɪ.tɪv]
The missionaries civilized the natives. = Los misioneros civilizaron a los indígenas.

indígena noun
{m} {f}

aborigine [aborigines](aboriginal inhabitant of a country)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.bə.ˈrɪ.dʒə.ni] [US: ˌæ.bə.ˈrɪ.dʒə.ni]

Indian [Indians](individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas)
noun
[UK: ˈɪn.dɪən] [US: ˈɪn.diən]

native [natives](person who is native to a place)
noun
[UK: ˈneɪ.tɪv] [US: ˈneɪ.tɪv]
The missionaries civilized the natives. = Los misioneros civilizaron a los indígenas.

arroz indígena noun
{m}

northern wild rice(Zizania palustris)
noun
[UK: ˈnɔː.ðən waɪld raɪs] [US: ˈnɔːr.ðərn ˈwaɪld ˈraɪs]