A person who is originally from the place where they live, having been there since ancient times or being one of the first inhabitants.
From Greek 'autos' (self) and 'chthon' (earth/land), literally meaning 'from the earth itself.' The word originated in ancient Greece to describe people who were believed to have sprung from the land itself rather than migrating there. Over time it came to mean anyone indigenous or native to a region.
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