autochthon
noun
au·toch·thon ȯ-ˈtäk-thən 
plural autochthons or autochthones ȯ-ˈtäk-thə-ˌnēz
: one (such as a person, plant, or animal) that is autochthonous
Synonyms
- aboriginal
- aborigine
- indigene
- indigen
- native
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
the remains of a settlement once occupied by the island's autochthons are much older than previously thought
Word History
Etymology
Greek autochthōn, from aut- + chthōn earth — more at humble
First Known Use
circa 1538, in the meaning defined above
autochthons
noun
variants or autochthones
as in aborigines
a member of the first people to inhabit a region the remains of a settlement once occupied by the island's autochthons are much older than previously thought Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- aborigines
- aboriginals
- indigenes
- natives
- indigens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- foreigners
- nonnatives
- aliens
- cruzeiro
- cruzeiros
- crwth
- crwths
- cry
- cry (for)
- cry (out)
- cry back
- cry down
- cry for
- cry for the moon
- cry foul
- cry havoc
- cry off
- cry out
- cry out (something)
- cry out against
- cry out against (something)
- cry out against something
- cry out something
- cry over spilled milk
- cry up
- cry wolf
- cryaesthesia
- cryaesthesiae