autochthonic
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They corrupt their autochthonic customs, and drink champagne cider.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
You will certainly not adopt Niebuhr's autochthonic theory, where such facts lie before you.
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
Yet he impressed on all he said, on good words and bad alike, a marked autochthonic quality, as of the self-raised spontaneous products of some miraculous soil, from which prodigies and portents spring.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John
From this invisible ground-plan rose something absolutely original and autochthonic.
From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie
What is the derivation and signification of aboriginal? autochthonic? primeval?
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
