AUTOCHTHON
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Au*toch"thon (&unr_;), n.; pl. E. Authochthons (&unr_;), L. Autochthones (&unr_;). [L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, from the land itself; a'yto`s self + &unr_; earth, land.] 1. 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.
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2. That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.
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