autochthon

noun

ȯ-ˈtäk-thən How to pronounce autochthon (audio)
Definition of autochthonnext
as in aborigine
a member of the first people to inhabit a region the remains of a settlement once occupied by the island's autochthons are much older than previously thought

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  1. aborigine
  2. aboriginal
  3. native
Noun
  • The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.
    JP Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.
    Roger Lewin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Definition of aborigine
Noun
  • Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.
    The Economist, The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America.
    Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017
Definition of aboriginal
Noun
  • In 1974, entrepreneur Mariano Martinez, a Dallas native, adapted a Slurpee machine to make alluring concoctions that could be dispensed without the help of a bartender.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Behind its bar is beverage manager Philip Bischoff, a Berlin native who started experimenting with mixology at the age of 23.
    Jenn Rice, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of native
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