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heterochthonic

heterochthonic adjective: not indigenous; foreign.

Adjective

heterochthonic (comparative more heterochthonic, superlative most heterochthonic)

  1. Not indigenous; foreign.
    • I argue that Indian law exceptionalism generally follows from the autochthonic understanding of Native sovereignty and that Indian law assimilationism generally follows from the heterochthonic understanding of Native sovereignty.2024 September 30, Michael Doran, “EXCEPTIONALISM AND ASSIMILATIONISM IN FEDERAL INDIAN LAW”, in Stanford Law School, volume 20, number 2, page 270, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025
    Antonyms:
    autochthonic

Antonyms of heterochthonic

Forms of heterochthonic

comparativemore heterochthonic
superlativemost heterochthonic

Origin of heterochthonic

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, different”) (corresponding to hetero-) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”) + -ic.

Questions about heterochthonic

What does heterochthonic mean?
Heterochthonic means not indigenous; foreign.
What part of speech is heterochthonic?
Heterochthonic is an adjective.

Words near heterochthonic in the dictionary

  1. heterochronisms
  2. heterochronistic
  3. heterochronous
  4. heterochronously
  5. heterochrony
  6. heterochthonic
  7. heterochthonous
  8. heterochylia
  9. heterocladic
  10. heteroclinic
  11. heteroclisis

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