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Definition of Autochthons
1. autochthon [n] - See also: autochthon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autochthons
Literary usage of Autochthons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Prize essays on leprosy by George Newman, Edvard Lauritz, Ehlers, New Sydenham Society, James Cantlie, John Ashburton Thompson, S. P. Impey (1897)
"CONCERNING THE PRIMAEVAL autochthons. Although there are records which show that
the Australian coast was ..."
2. The History of Nations by Henry Cabot Lodge (1906)
"... Abe-no-Hirafu, a distinguished governor of the Koshi provinces (Echigo and
Uzen), conducted successful campaigns against the autochthons of Ezo, ..."
3. The Anthropological Review by Anthropological Society of London (1866)
"Mote powerful than the autochthons, the Gaels caused them to disappear, ...
In the British Islands they evidently massacred the autochthons, or allowed them ..."
4. The Lancet (1898)
"It may be taken, in my opinion, that there is no record of lepra among the primeval
autochthons in any part of the continent. Comprehension of the progress ..."
5. The Contemporary Review (1876)
"... as if they were autochthons there, as if no one could go beyond them or behind
them. Without father, without mother, without descent, as it seemed, ..."
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