Indigenous vs Indie - What's the difference?
indigenous | indie |
(chiefly, of living things) Born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.
* 1862 , , "Wild Apples: The History of the Apple Tree":
Innate, inborn.
* 1852 , , Uncle Tom's Cabin , ch. 18:
* 1883 , , "Stephen Archer" in Stephen Archer and Other Tales :
independent; from outside the mainstream
An independent publisher.
* 2005 , Billboard (volume 117, number 3, 15 January 2005, page 36)
A work released by an independent publisher.
(uncountable) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
English clippings
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As adjectives the difference between indigenous and indie
is that indigenous is born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion while indie is independent; from outside the mainstream.As a noun indie is
an independent publisher.indigenous
English
Adjective
(-)- Not only the Indian, but many indigenous insects, birds, and quadrupeds, welcomed the apple-tree to these shores.
- She was a native and essential cook, as much as Aunt Chloe,—cooking being an indigenous talent of the African race.
- He had all the tricks of a newspaper boy indigenous in him.
Synonyms
* (born or engendered in) aboriginal, autochthonous, nativeDerived terms
* indigenity * indigenously * indigenousness * nonindigenousindie
English
(wikipedia indie)Adjective
(-)- an indie''' pop group; an '''indie video game
Usage notes
* In this spelling, generally but not exclusively used for pop culture, especially music or games, with indy used in other contexts such as wrestling.Noun
(en noun)- He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.
