Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country.
例句
...the country's indigenous population.该国的本土人口...animals that are indigenous to Asia.原产于亚洲的动物
英汉词典释义
adj.
土生土长的
Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia.袋鼠为澳大利亚本地的动物。
生来的, 固有的
Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有其自身的文化传统。
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. originating where it is found;
"the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo""autochthonous rocks and people and folktales""endemic folkways""the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"