Thesaurus: autochthon

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1. 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.
2. n. That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.
3. n. the earliest known inhabitants of a region
4. 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. 2. That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.
5. Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
6. n. the earliest known inhabitants of a region