indigenist

noun

in·​dig·​e·​nist

ə̇nˈdijənə̇st

plural -s

: an advocate of Indianism especially in Latin America

Word History

Etymology

Spanish indigenista, from indígena native (from Latin indigena) + -ista -ist (from Latin)

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