Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Autochthon

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Autochthon


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(1):

(n.) That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.

(2):

(n.) One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.