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AUTOCHTHONY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does autochthony mean?
• AUTOCHTHONY (noun)
The noun AUTOCHTHONY has 1 sense:
1. nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
Familiarity information: AUTOCHTHONY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
autochthony; endemism; indigenousness
Hypernyms ("autochthony" is a kind of...):
nativeness (the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin)
Derivation:
autochthonic (originating where it is found)
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