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indigeneity

/ɪnˌdɪd͡ʒ.əˈniː.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
in-dig-e-ne-i-ty
IPA
/ɪnˌdɪd͡ʒ.əˈniː.ɪ.ti/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being indigenous; membership of an indigenous group.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English indigen(ous) Latin -e-bor. English -e- Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English indigeneity From indigen(ous) + -e- + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

indigeneities (plural) indigenity (alternative)

Synonyms

indigenousness

Rhymes With

simultaneity aureity laity gaiety

Questions

How do you pronounce indigeneity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˌdɪd͡ʒ.əˈniː.ɪ.ti/.
What does indigeneity mean?
Quality of being indigenous; membership of an indigenous group.
Where does indigeneity come from?
Etymology tree English indigen(ous) Latin -e-bor. English -e- Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English indigeneity From indigen(ous) + -e- + -ity.

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