autochthon

pronunciation

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Word Origin

autochthon (n.)
1640s, "one sprung from the soil he inhabits" (plural autochthones), from Greek autokhthon "aborigines, natives," literally "sprung from the land itself," used of the Athenians and others who claimed descent from the Pelasgians, from auto- "self" (see auto-) + khthon "land, earth, soil" (see chthonic).

Example

1. There are some strange landscapes and a rare autochthon gallery .

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