autochthonous

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Adjective autochthonous has 2 senses

autochthonous - of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
Antonym: allochthonous
autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous - originating where it is found; "the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo"; "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales"; "endemic folkways"; "the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
Antonym: foreign (indirect, via native)

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