autochthon

Meaning of autochthon

noun
  1. The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine.
  2. A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.

Information about autochthon

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of autochthon is: autochthons.
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Hyphenation of autochthon

au-tochthon

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • autochthon is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

autochthon synonyms

Meaning aborigine:

aborigine

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