Autochthon

[ɒ:'tɒkθәn]

Definition

(noun.) the earliest known inhabitants of a region.

Typed by Hiram--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.

(n.) That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.

Typed by Ellie

Definition

n. one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl. Autoch′thons and Autoch′thones.—adj. Autoch′thonous.—ns. Autoch′thony Autoch′thonism the condition of being autochthonous.

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