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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)play

  Familiarity information: AUTOCHTHONY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUTOCHTHONY (noun)


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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