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Meaning of INDIGENE

Pronunciation:  'indi`jeen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person
 
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 Synonyms: indigen, native
 
 See Also: American, Filipino, human, individual, Levantine, Mauritian, mortal, person, Russian, Seychellois, somebody, someone, soul

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In"di*gene\, n. [L. indigena: cf. F. indig[`e]ne. See
{Indigenous}.]
One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an
autochthon. --Evelyn. Tylor.
 

 

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