autochthony
/ɔːˈtɒkθəni/
autochthony noun: an aboriginal condition or state.
Noun
autochthony (countable and uncountable, plural autochthonies)
- An aboriginal condition or state.
autochthony meaning in Tamil and Bengali
autochthony in Tamil
- பழங்குடியாய் உள்ள நிலை
autochthony in Bengali
- আদিবাসী অবস্থা, পর্যায়
Forms of autochthony
| plural | autochthonies |
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Origin of autochthony
From autochthon + -y, calque of German Autochthonie.
Questions about autochthony
- What does autochthony mean?
- Autochthony means an aboriginal condition or state.
- What is autochthony in Tamil?
- Autochthony in Tamil is பழங்குடியாய் உள்ள நிலை. See Autochthony meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is autochthony?
- Autochthony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce autochthony?
- Autochthony is pronounced /ɔːˈtɒkθəni/.
- What is the plural of autochthony?
- The plural of autochthony is autochthonies.
Words near autochthony in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: autochthony (page history and authors); autochthony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); autochthony (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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