AUTOCHTHON


Meaning of AUTOCHTHON in English

[ ɔ:'tɒkθ(ə)n , -θəʊn ]

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~es -θəni:z ) an indigenous inhabitant of a place.

Origin

C16: from Gk, lit. 'sprung from the earth', from autos 'self' + khthōn 'earth'.

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