autochtone
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[edit] Dutch
[edit] Adjective
autochtone
- The inflected formFAQ of autochtoon.
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτόχθων (autokhthon).
[edit] Adjective
autochtone (epicene, plural autochtones)
- (rare) From the earth, ground, soil.
- (of a person, race, language, or the like) Autochthonous, native, indigenous, aboriginal.
- (by extension) Of or pertaining to indigenous peoples, or land occupied by them.
- Natural, native, innate (to a person).
[edit] Noun
autochtone m. and f. (plural autochtones)
- a local, a native, an autochthon
[edit] References
- "autochtone" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
