Definition of Autochthan
Au*toch"thon (&?;), n.; pl. E.
Authochthons (&?;), L. Autochthones
(&?;). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, pl. &?;, from the land itself; a'yto`s
self + &?; earth, land.] 1. One who is supposed to
rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original
inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title
was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.
2. That which is original to a particular country,
or which had there its origin.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the earliest inhabitant of an area, an aboriginal
- (Geology) an autochthonous rock formation
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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