What does autochthon mean?
Definitions for autochthon
ɔˈtɒk θən; -θəˌnizau·tochthon
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Princeton's WordNet
autochthonnoun
the earliest known inhabitants of a region
Wiktionary
autochthonnoun
The earliest inhabitant of an area, an aborigine.
autochthonnoun
An autochthonous rock formation.
Etymology: ‘indigenous’, from + ‘earth, soil’.
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autochthon
An autochthon is a native or indigenous inhabitant of a place, an original or earliest known inhabitant of a place. The term can also be used in geology to refer to rocks, sediments, or soils that formed in their present location as opposed to being transported there. In Greek mythology, autochthons are people born directly from the earth.
Webster Dictionary
Autochthonnoun
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
Autochthonnoun
that which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , pl. , from the land itself; a'yto`s self + earth, land.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Autochthon
aw-tok′thon, n. one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl. Autoch′thons and Autoch′thones.—adj. Autoch′thonous.—ns. Autoch′thony, Autoch′thonism, the condition of being autochthonous. [Gr.; made up of autos, self, chthōn, chthonos, the soil; the Athenians claiming to have actually sprung from the soil on which they lived.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of autochthon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of autochthon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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