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indigene

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in·di·gene  (nd-jn, -jn)
n.
Variant of indigen.

indigene [ˈɪndɪˌdʒiːn], indigen [ˈɪndɪdʒən]
n
an indigenous person, animal, or thing; native
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.indigeneindigene - an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Levantine - (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant
Mauritian - a native or inhabitant of Mauritius
Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia
Seychellois - a native or inhabitant of Seychelles


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John and Jean Comaroff demonstrate this in their study of South Africa, arguing that "social amelioration" was driven by a desire to heal the "blighted body" of the indigene which "served as a graphic symptom of moral disorder.
Reformulating ideas about ambivalence taken from psychoanalytical theory, Bhabha argues that colonial discourse is often in two minds about its treatment of the indigene, pushing away but pulling towards, simultaneously repulsed and attracted to its Other (Ashcroft, Grifffiths & Tiffin 1998, p.
Colonel Paul Azan, L'Armee Indigene Nord-Africaine, Paris: Charles-Lavauzelle, 1925, p.
 
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