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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:

Adjectives

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

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

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