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autochthonal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'autochthonal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Autochthonal [ a.]
- Alt. of Autochthonous

Meaning of 'autochthonal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . autochthonal [ s]
Meaning (1):
- originating where it is found
Example in sentence:
  • autochthonous rocks and people and folktales;
  • endemic folkways;
  • the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan;
  • the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo

Nearby Words:

autarchy authentic authentical authentically authenticalness authenticate authenticated authenticating authenticity authenticly

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