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autoctono — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • autochthonous adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • folk adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
  • native noun Someone who was born in a particular place.

Senses

autoctono is used for these senses in English:

  • autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • folk (countable, archaic) A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
  • native Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

autochthonous — full definition

  1. adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  2. adj Originating where found; found where it originates.
  3. adj Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.

folk — full definition

  1. adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
  2. noun A genre of traditional or traditionally-styled music, often acoustic and rooted in a particular culture.

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