autochthonal

An extremely rare and obsolete adjective meaning native, indigenous, or originating from the land where found.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif très rare et littéraire signifiant indigène, natif du lieu où l'on se trouve, ou issu de la terre même. Se dit de ce qui est originaire du pays, par opposition à ce qui est importé ou allochtone.

1. Native or Indigenous C2 formal

   Originating or formed in the place where it is found; not brought from elsewhere.

   • The autochthonal plants of this region are adapted to the local climate.
   • Anthropologists studied the autochthonal tribes of the island.
   • The autochthonal rocks in this area are millions of years old.

   🇫🇷Autochtone

   Synonymes: aboriginalautochthonousendemicindigenouslocalnativeoriginal

   Antonymes: alienexogenousexoticforeignnonnative

• more autochthonal comparative form
• most autochthonal superlative form