indigene

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of INDIGENE

a member of the first race to inhabit a region <the indigenes had not merely adapted to the harsh climate, but had in fact prospered in it>

Synonyms aboriginal, autochthon, indigene (also indigen), native

Related Words primitive

Near Antonyms alien, foreigner

Antonyms nonnative

indigene also indigen

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