Explore Autochthonous through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like endemic or indigenous. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Autochthonous in a sentence
Autochthonous meaning
- Native to the place where found; indigenous.
- Originating where found; found where it originates.
- Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
Synonyms of Autochthonous
Using Autochthonous
- The main meaning on this page is: Native to the place where found; indigenous. | Originating where found; found where it originates. | Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.
- Useful related words include: allochthonous, autochthonal, autochthonic, endemic.
- In the example corpus, autochthonous often appears in combinations such as: the autochthonous.
Context around Autochthonous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Autochthonous
- In this selection, "autochthonous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fresh, distinct, aboriginal, constitution, family and hunter stand out and add context to how "autochthonous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a distinct autochthonous tribe expelled and a fresh autochthonous constitution. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "autochthonous" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with autochthonous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There also exists a small autochthonous group of Christian adherents. (10 words)
Autochthonous hunter-gatherers from the Swifterbant culture are attested from around 5600 BC onwards. (14 words)
The specific activity of these sewage bacteria is typically three to four times greater than that of the autochthonous (background) bacterial population. (22 words)
Approximately 79% of Cambodians are able to read Khmer. citation Classification main Khmer is a member of the Austroasiatic language family, the autochthonous family in an area that stretches from the Malay Peninsula through Southeast Asia to East India. (39 words)
The present day Georgian or Kartvelian nation is thought to have resulted from the fusion of aboriginal, autochthonous inhabitants with immigrants who moved into South Caucasus from the direction of Anatolia in remote antiquity. (34 words)
It could have been a city of the autochthonous Leleges before the Greek colonists started to settle along the coast of Asia Minor as of the beginning of the first millennium BC. (32 words)
Example sentences (10)
Iloegbunam does not end up just condemning but critically proffers germane solutions on how the country can conquer her woes through wide-ranging restructuring and authoring a fresh autochthonous constitution.
After 1945, the so-called "autochthonous" or "aboriginal" school of Polish prehistory received official backing in Poland and a considerable degree of popular support.
Approximately 79% of Cambodians are able to read Khmer. citation Classification main Khmer is a member of the Austroasiatic language family, the autochthonous family in an area that stretches from the Malay Peninsula through Southeast Asia to East India.
Autochthonous hunter-gatherers from the Swifterbant culture are attested from around 5600 BC onwards.
He classes the Cimmerians as a distinct autochthonous tribe, expelled by the Scythians from the northern Black Sea coast (Hist. 4.11–12).
It could have been a city of the autochthonous Leleges before the Greek colonists started to settle along the coast of Asia Minor as of the beginning of the first millennium BC.
Most other minority groups, particularly those from other parts of the former Yugoslavia (except for one part of autochthonous community of Serbs and Croats), relocated after World War II for economic reasons.
The present day Georgian or Kartvelian nation is thought to have resulted from the fusion of aboriginal, autochthonous inhabitants with immigrants who moved into South Caucasus from the direction of Anatolia in remote antiquity.
There also exists a small autochthonous group of Christian adherents.
The specific activity of these sewage bacteria is typically three to four times greater than that of the autochthonous (background) bacterial population.
Common combinations with autochthonous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: