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AUTOCHTHONOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
Classified under:
Antonym:
allochthonous (of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Originating where it is found
Example:
the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
Synonyms:
autochthonal; autochthonic; autochthonous; endemic; indigenous
Classified under:
Similar:
native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)
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