autochtoon — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Aboriginal adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
- autochthon noun The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
- autochthonous adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- indigenous adj Originating naturally in a particular place; native, especially before colonization or outside influence.
- native noun Someone who was born in a particular place.
Senses
autochtoon is used for these senses in English:
- aboriginal Living in a land before colonization by foreigners. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
- autochthon (formal) The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
- autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- native (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- native A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
Aboriginal — full definition
- adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
- noun (often capitalized, Aboriginal) A member of the indigenous peoples of Australia.
autochthon — full definition
- noun The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
- noun 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.
- noun A term referring to mortals and immortals who have sprung, fully-formed, from the soil, rocks and trees. Mythical characters, such as Erichthonius (a son of Hephaestus and Gaia, and raised by Athena), and Cecrops I, are two most well-known examples.