autochtone

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

autochtone

  1. inflection of autochtoon:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autókhthōn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

autochtone (plural autochtones)

  1. (rare) from the earth, ground, soil
  2. (of a person, race, language, or the like) autochthonous, native, indigenous, aboriginal
  3. (by extension, relational) of indigenous peoples, or land occupied by them
  4. natural, native, innate (to a person)

Noun[edit]

autochtone m or f by sense (plural autochtones)

  1. a local, a native, an autochthon

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