autochthonic

English

Etymology

From autochthon +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

autochthonic (not comparable)

  1. Existing where it was formed or born; native, aboriginal, indigenous.
    • 2024 September 30, Michael Doran, “EXCEPTIONALISM AND ASSIMILATIONISM IN FEDERAL INDIAN LAW”, in Stanford Law School[1], volume 20, number 2, page 270[2], archived from the original on 24 February 2025:
      I argue that Indian law exceptionalism generally follows from the autochthonic understanding of Native sovereignty and that Indian law assimilationism generally follows from the heterochthonic understanding of Native sovereignty.

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Antonyms

see: autochthonous

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