автохто́н — meaning in English
avtokhton
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English meaning
- Aboriginal adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
- aborigine noun An Aboriginal Australian, a member of the peoples who lived in Australia before British settlement.
- autochthon noun The first or native inhabitant of a place.
Senses
автохто́н is used for these senses in English:
- Aboriginal (potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]
- aborigine A native inhabitant of a country; a member of the original people. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
- autochthon (formal) The earliest inhabitant of an area; an indigenous person.
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.
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