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AUTOCHTHONIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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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:

Adjectives

Similar:

native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)

Derivation:

autochthony (nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place))

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