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Definition of Autochthonal
1. Adjective. Originating where it is found. "The Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan"
Similar to: Native
Derivative terms: Autochthony, Indigenousness
Definition of Autochthonal
1. a. Aboriginal; indigenous; native.
Definition of Autochthonal
1. Adjective. existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autochthonal
Literary usage of Autochthonal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1900)
"... telluric or atmospheric factors favoring its autochthonal increase, it is also
true that very extensive epochs have passed away—20 years— without there ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"Taken altogether, the Seri mind shows itself to be ' local, chance-dominated,
exceeding lowly, and especially autochthonal in its contents and workings. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"«from the origin»; the Greek name was autochthonal), the earliest inhabitants of
a country discoverable by civilized investigation. ..."
4. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1842)
"... national character ; and never since merry-making was invented did a more
skilful manufacturer of this autochthonal production exist than Aristophanes. ..."
5. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"... the autochthonal hypothesis might be tested by inquiring whether the primitive
or earliest range of our species could possibly have remained unaffected ..."
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