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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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Words linked to "Autochthonous" :   autochthonal, indigenous, native, autochthonic, allochthonous, endemic


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