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autochthonal

autochthonal adjective: existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.

Adjective

autochthonal (not comparable)

  1. existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous

Synonyms of autochthonal

Origin of autochthonal

From autochthon + -al.

Questions about autochthonal

What does autochthonal mean?
Autochthonal means existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
What part of speech is autochthonal?
Autochthonal is an adjective.

Words near autochthonal in the dictionary

  1. autochromosomes
  2. autochromy
  3. autochronograph
  4. autochronographs
  5. autochthon
  6. autochthonal
  7. autochthone
  8. autochthoneity
  9. autochthones
  10. autochthonic
  11. autochthonies

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