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Autochthon   Listen
noun
Autochthon  n.  (pl. E. authochthons, L. autochthones)  
1.
One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.
2.
That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.





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