The phrase
"indigenous inhabitants" refers to the original people or groups who have lived in a particular place for a very long time. They are the native or earliest residents of that area.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«indigenous»
«inhabitants»
Sentences with «indigenous inhabitants»
- This fair trade organisation that ensures that indigenous inhabitants of the rainforest can earn a sustainable living whilst preserving their environment and their cultural heritage. (treehugger.com)
- The fiction by which the rights and interests of indigenous inhabitants in land were treated as non-existent was justified by a policy which has no place in the contemporary law of this country. (humanrights.gov.au)
- But this phosphate discovery would have dire consequences for the 451 indigenous inhabitants known as the Banaban. (banabancoconutoil.com)
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