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Definition of autochthonous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

autochthonous

adjective
 
/ɔːˈtɒkθənəs/
 
/ɔːˈtɑːkθənəs/
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  1. (specialist) (of people who live in a particular place) whose ancestors all came from the same place synonym indigenous
  2. (geology) (of rock) formed in its present position compare allochthonous
See autochthonous in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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