Autochthon

/ɔːˈtɒkθ(ə)n/

Synonyms for "autochthon" (24 found)

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Noun(3 words)
in place rockin situ rockindigen

Related words (12)

Noun(4 words)
inhabitantmissing linkprehistoric manprimateprimitiveprotohumanstone age mantroglodyte

Related word relations

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geologic unitinhabitantpersonprimitiveprimitive personrock

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4 entries
aboriginebasement rockcrustal blockindigene

Collocations

5 entries
autochthon groupautochthon mythautochthonous populationautochthonous rockautochthonous sediments

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

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The Foreigner by his Intercourse with an Autocthon has an Autocthon Progeny. Wherever a type is found in the population of a country, there it is still found in spite of innumerable crossings; […]

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This fact points to the great sensitivity on the part of these refugees for the autochthon’s opinion and attitude concerning them. […] Diagram 7 which tells us something of the way in which the refugee experiences the relationship between himself and the autochthon, leaves no doubt of the refugees’ feeling of inferiority.

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One who comes to live in such a district does not separate his life entirely from the autochthon social reality, but the two realities, autochthon and immigrant, are not simple extensions of one another. In fact, there is a socio-cultural barrier behind which the autochthon population seeks protection from the colorful clusters of foreigners around it.

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The autochthons’ defenders had sought to endow them with a special status in Poland, the better to buttress Poland’s claims to the Recovered Territories. In spite of these efforts, the autochthons remained a small but persistent problem for officials and the population at large.

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