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Found 1 definition: autochthon.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun autochthon has 1 senses

autochthon(n = noun.person) - the earliest known inhabitants of a region;
is a kind of primitive, primitive person

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

autochthon, n. [L., fr. Gr. , pl. , from the land itself; a'yto`s self + earth, land.].

1. 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. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

autochthon, n. (pl. autochthons or autochthones) (in pl.) the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country; aboriginals.

Derivative:
autochthonal adj. autochthonic adj. autochthonous adj.

Etymology:
Gk, = sprung from the earth (as AUTO-, khthon, -onos earth)