WORD OF THE DAY

                                                                 
                                                                     

This is officially the first post of 2017. THE WORD OF THE DAY is aimed at helping students learn at least one new word each day. This also comes with the transcription, meaning, synonym(s), and usage of the word in English Language.

THE WORD OF THE DAY is:

indigene (noun) 

in·di·gen‌e (ĭn′dĭ-jən, -jĕn′)

meaning: 

One that is native or indigenous to an area. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast".

synonyms:

aborigine, indigene, native, aboriginal.

Usage:

Because they have physical characteristics known to be conducive to life in the cold, we thought they must be indigenes of Alaska.