indigenous vs intrinsic

indigenous

adj
  • Innate, inborn. 

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

  • In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture. 

intrinsic

adj
  • Built-in. 

  • Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential. 

  • Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member. 

noun
  • A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library. 

  • An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment. 

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