Indigenous vs. Indigent

Indigenous vs. Indigent — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Indigenous and Indigent

Indigenousadjective

Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.

Indigentadjective

Poor; destitute; in need.

Indigenousadjective

Innate, inborn.

Indigentadjective

(archaic) Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.

Indigenousadjective

Of or relating to the native inhabitants of a land.

Indigentnoun

A person in need, or in poverty.

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Indigenousadjective

Of or relating to a language, culture, or ethnic group that has not spread by colonization, or that has been on the receiving end of colonization.

Indigentadjective

poor enough to need help from others

Indigenousadjective

originating where it is found;

the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangarooautochthonous rocks and people and folktalesendemic folkwaysthe Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan