as in aborigine
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
the remains of a settlement once occupied by the island's autochthons are much older than previously thought
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Noun
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The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
21 Feb. 2024 -
Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.—
Roger Lewin,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Noun
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Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
5 July 2018
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These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America.—
Adam Rutherford,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2017
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The California native will meet the team for Monday’s practice in advance of perhaps making his NHL debut in the regular-season finale on Tuesday against the Anaheim Ducks.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Harris described the play, the latest in a series of thrilling catches made by the Atlanta native in his relatively brief career.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Autochthon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autochthon. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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