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autochthon

 
Dictionary: au·toch·thon   (ô-tŏk'thən) pronunciation

n., pl., -thons, or -tho·nes (-thə-nēz').
  1. One of the earliest known inhabitants of a place; an aborigine.
  2. Ecology. An indigenous plant or animal.

[Greek autokhthōn : auto-, auto- + khthōn, earth.]


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one sprung from the ground he inhabits, aborigine , native
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indfødt, oprindelig indbygger, urbefolkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
autochtoon, oorspronkelijke bewoner

Français (French)
n. - autochtone

Deutsch (German)
n. - Autochthone, Ureinwohner

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γηγενής, αυτόχθων

Italiano (Italian)
autoctono

Português (Portuguese)
n. - autóctone (m) (f), aborígine (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
автохтон, абориген

Español (Spanish)
n. - autóctono

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - urinnevånare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
土著, 本地人, 原地岩

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 土著, 本地人, 原地岩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원주민, 토종의 식물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 原住民, 土着のもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أبنا البلاد الأصليين, حيوانات ونباتات منطقه ما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התושבים המקוריים או הקדומים ביותר הידועים בחבל-ארץ מסוים‬


 
 
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