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Meaning of "autochthon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUTOCHTHON

From Greek autokhthōn from the earth itself, from auto- + khthōn the earth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTOCHTHON

autochthon  [ɔːˈtɒkθən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTOCHTHON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Autochthon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUTOCHTHON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of autochthon in the English dictionary

The definition of autochthon in the dictionary is one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal. Other definition of autochthon is an animal or plant that is native to a particular region.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTOCHTHON


agnathan
æɡˈneɪθən
Brython
ˈbrɪθən
earthen
ˈɜːθən
Elizabethan
ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən
Goliathan
ɡəˈlaɪəθən
Jonathan
ˈdʒɒnəθən
lathen
ˈlɑːθən
lengthen
ˈlɛŋkθən
leviathan
lɪˈvaɪəθən
luthern
ˈluːθən
marathon
ˈmærəθən
Melanchthon
məˈlæŋkθən
Nathan
ˈneɪθən
Phaethon
ˈfeɪəθən
python
ˈpaɪθən
sithen
ˈsɪθən
strengthen
ˈstrɛŋθən
talkathon
ˈtɔːkəθən
transleithan
trænzˈleɪθən
ultramarathon
ˈʌltrəˌmærəθən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTOCHTHON

autocarp
autocatalyse
autocatalyses
autocatalysis
autocatalytic
autocatalyze
autocephalic
autocephalous
autocephaly
autochanger
autochthonal
autochthonic
autochthonism
autochthonous
autochthonously
autochthony
autocidal
autoclave
autocoid
autocoprophagy

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTOCHTHON

anacoluthon
benthon
carpet python
Comrades Marathon
drunkathon
half-marathon
Phlegethon
phonathon
radiothon
rock python
synthon
telethon
the Comrades Marathon
thon
trilithon
walkathon

Synonyms and antonyms of autochthon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «autochthon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTOCHTHON

Find out the translation of autochthon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of autochthon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autochthon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

autochthon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autóctono
570 millions of speakers

English

autochthon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

autochthon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اصبعيات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автохтон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autóctone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আদিম অধিবাসী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autochtone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Autochthon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

autochthonen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土着種
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

autochthon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Autochthon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thổ dân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடோக்தோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Autochthon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autoctono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autochton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автохтон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autohtone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

autochthon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Belgen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

autochthon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

autochthon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autochthon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOCHTHON»

The term «autochthon» is normally little used and occupies the 124.185 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOCHTHON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autochthon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOCHTHON»

Discover the use of autochthon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autochthon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Autochthon: papers presented to O.T.P.K. Dickinson on the ...
This tribute volume to Oliver Dickinson marks the occasion of his retirement from his post at the University of Durham.
Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, Sue Sherratt, Oliver Thomas Pilkington Kirwan Dickinson, 2005
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Time and Space Relationships of the Taconic Allochthon and ...
The Keith hypothesis accepts an allochthon; the Bucher and Lochman hypotheses accept an autochthon; the Hewitt hypothesis is a hybrid, involving both allochthon and autochthon (Fig. 16). To be acceptable, an hypothesis must explain most ...
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The Autochthon Poems
Poetry. " At Corinth, two temples stood next to one another: one to violence and one to necessity. Perchik's poems attend both temples, and are often terrifying compressions of the violence in simple daily acts.
Simon Perchik, 2001
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The Century dictionary
[(autochthon + -al.] Autochthonic ; aboriginal: as, autochthonal peoples. autochthones, n. Plural of autochthon. autochthonic (a-tok-thon'ik.), a. [< autochthon + -ic] Of or pertaining to an autochthon ; native to or sprung from the soil ; aboriginal; ...
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Basement Tectonics 7
DISCUSSION It is apparent that both autochthonous and allochthonous units have common phases of deformation, the autochthon possessing an additional phase of deformation that is everywhere absent in the overlying allochthon. However ...
Robert Mason, 1992
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A Companion to Ethnicity in the Ancient Mediterranean
to express an idea different from the sense of the already well-known autochthon: the suggestion was accepted by Fraenkel in his commentary (Pelling 2009: 473– 4). If correct, it would mean that autochthon was well established in the Greek ...
Jeremy McInerney, 2014
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Basin Analysis in Petroleum Exploration: A Case Study from ...
The Mesozoic rock units in the Bekes-Doboz trough appear to correlate to similar age rock units of the Bihor autochthon in the Apuseni Mountains of Romania rather than to rock units of the Codru nappe system. Rock units of the Bihor ...
Paul G. Teleki, Robert E. Mattick, János Kókai, 1994
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Aquitanian), Thrust Slices VII-X were emplaced on the back of that part of an autochthon later to become VI. Following upper Waitakian-Otaian (Lower Aquitanian) sedimentation, further south-west movement of these slices took place as a ...
9
Cordilleran Metamorphic Core Complexes
The principal subject is an analysis of strains and mineral fabrics in the upper part of the autochthon, these being based on field relations and rock ages that have been described elsewhere in detail (Compton, 1972, 1975; Compton and others ...
Max D. Crittenden, Peter J. Coney, George Herbert Davis, 1980
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Sedimentary Basin Tectonics from the Black Sea and Caucasus ...
The crystalline metamorphic rocks of the East Pontide Autochthon and the Lower and Upper Slice Complexes can be restored as different parts of the regional basement of the East Pontide Autochthon. Geochemistry of the East Pontide ...
Marc Sosson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOCHTHON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autochthon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Churches Must Pay Tax
Probably Zimra was finally cleansed by Karitundundu, the ageless village autochthon of wisdom and knowledge, who for a long time has been ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
The Vendors Will Be Back . . .
Back in the village, Karitundundu, the ageless autochthon of wisdom and knowledge would say, the city was now looking like a madman's ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
3
Can you spell like a National Spelling Bee champ? (QUIZ)
Autochthon. Autochthonous. 8. Next. Definition: A small spring forceps used for approximating the edges of a wound, or fortemporarily closing ... «NJ.com, May 15»
4
Multiple but inactive voices in Turkey regarding the Syrian crisis
... Turkish government sees combatting ISIL as equal to combatting the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and other insurgent, autochthon groups. «Today's Zaman, Mar 15»
5
Lateinamerika: Weltweit größter Tausendfüßler im Norden von …
Vereinzelte weitere Nachweise, so aus Mexiko, Honduras, Haiti und von den Jungferninseln gelten als nicht autochthon, sie gehen vermutlich ... «agência latinapress, Feb 15»
6
Nationale Identität und Deutschsein: Dem deutschen Volke
... „ethnisch deutsch“ oder „autochthon“ hat das alles überhaupt nichts zu tun. Wie sollte es auch anders sein? Das „deutsche Volk“ besteht aus ... «The European, Jan 15»
7
Wie kam der Kiwi nach Neuseeland?
... 750 Jahren hier ein -, galt der Kiwi als einziges Lebewesen als echt autochthon, als der ursprüngliche Bewohner, der immer schon hier war. «Wiener Zeitung, Nov 14»
8
TB Joshua, the Speck and the Log
This, Karitundundu, the ageless autochthon of wisdom and knowledge, says indeed demonstrates that the prophet is a seer. The earth ... «The Herald, Sep 14»
9
Mangwende's Chaminuka an engrossing read
... to one of the soldiers who had left for the war, is forcibly bequeathed to one of the dubious witchdoctors, are also saved by the autochthon. «NewsDay, Aug 14»
10
I Can't Believe My Ethnic DNA Test Results!
... indigenous recovery to American land rights and autonomy, that is Autochthon [the result of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade] and ABORIGINAL. «The Root, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Autochthon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/autochthon>. Apr 2024 ».
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