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Definition of autochthonous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

autochthonous

adjective

NAmE//ɔˈtɑkθənəs//

1(of people who live in a particular place) whose ancestors all came from the same place synonym indigenous

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2(technology) (of rock) formed in its present position compare allochthonous

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