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автохто́нный — meaning in English

avtokhtonnyy

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English meaning

  • Aboriginal adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
  • autochthonous adj Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • indigenous adj Originating naturally in a particular place; native, especially before colonization or outside influence.

Senses

автохто́нный is used for these senses in English:

  • aboriginal First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  • autochthonous Native to the place where found; indigenous.
  • autochthonous (biology, medicine) Originating where found; found where it originates.

Aboriginal — full definition

  1. adj Relating to the original, native inhabitants of a region, especially before colonization.
  2. noun (often capitalized, Aboriginal) A member of the indigenous peoples of Australia.

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.

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