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Autochthonous

adjective
1.
Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed.
2.
Originating where it is found.  Synonyms: autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic, indigenous.  "Autochthonous rocks and people and folktales" , "Endemic folkways" , "The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"





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... Welshman, Uncle Sam, Yankee, Brother Jonathan. garrison, crew; population; people &c (mankind) 372; colony, settlement; household; mir^. V. inhabit &c (be present) 186; endenizen &c (locate oneself) 184 [Obs.]. Adj. indigenous; native, natal; autochthonal^, autochthonous; British; English; American^; Canadian, Irish, Scotch, Scottish, Welsh; domestic; domiciliated^, domiciled; naturalized, vernacular, domesticated; domiciliary. in the occupation of; garrisoned by, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


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