autochthon in French
autochthon in French is autochtone — autochthon means the first or native inhabitant of a place.
autochthon in French
autochtone
(formal) The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
What does "autochthon" mean?
- noun The first or native inhabitant of a place.
- noun A mass of rock that has stayed where it first formed, rather than shifting away as an allochthon does.
- noun In myth, a being said to have grown fully formed straight out of the ground, rock or trees rather than being born, as with the Greek figure Erichthonius.
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What is "autochthon" in French?
"autochthon" in French is autochtone. autochthon means: The first or native inhabitant of a place.
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