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Synonyms & Antonyms of autochthon
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 for autochthon
- aboriginal,
- aborigine,
- indigene
- (also indigen),
- native
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The first known use of autochthon was circa 1538
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