| ADJECTIVE | all | autochthonous | of rocks, deposits, etc. |
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| all | autochthonous, autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic, indigenous | originating where it is found |
| Meaning | Of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed. | |
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| Opposite | allochthonous | Of rocks, deposits, etc. |
| Spanish | autóctono | |
| Catalan | autòcton | |
| Meaning | originating where it is found. | |
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| Example | "autochthonous rocks and people and folktales" | |
| Synonyms | autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic, indigenous | |
| Broader | native | Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin |
| Spanish | aborigen, autóctono, endémico, indígena, nativo, natural, originario, oriundo | |
| Catalan | aborigen, autòcton, endèmic, indígena, nadiu, natiu, natural, originari, oriünd | |
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