Associations to the word «Autochthon»

Wiktionary

AUTOCHTHON, noun. The earliest inhabitant of an area, an aborigine.
AUTOCHTHON, noun. (geology) An autochthonous rock formation.

Dictionary definition

AUTOCHTHON, noun. The earliest known inhabitants of a region.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis