Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autochthon
Noun
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The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
21 Feb. 2024 -
The bill’s sponsors insisted their motives were not racist, although, one of the sponsors, state Sen. Scott Beason, later recorded himself referring to black people as aborigines while wearing a wire for the FBI.—
Kyle Whitmire,
al,
22 Nov. 2019
Noun
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Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
5 July 2018
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These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America.—
Adam Rutherford,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2017
Noun
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First, the 6-foot-3, 245-pound native of Katy, Texas, recorded a 10-yard sack of quarterback Fifita.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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No scholarship offers out of high school A San Diego native, Cherry comes from a basketball family.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Autochthon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autochthon. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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