Territorial vs Indigenous - What's the difference?
territorial | indigenous |
Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
(often, capitalized) Organized for home defence - such as the Territorial Army.
(biology) Displaying territoriality.
(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 :
As adjectives the difference between territorial and indigenous
is that territorial is of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory while indigenous is (chiefly|of living things) born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion.As a noun territorial
is a non-professional member of a territorial army.territorial
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(-)Derived terms
* territorial watersindigenous
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(-)- 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.