Difference between Autochthonous and Native

What is the difference between Autochthonous and Native?

Autochthonous as an adjective is native to the place where found; indigenous. while Native as an adjective is belonging to one by birth.

Autochthonous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Native to the place where found; indigenous. Originating, where found. Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation.

Native

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who is native to a place (literal or metaphoric).A North American Indian or Aboriginal person.Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Belonging to one by birth.Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.

Example sentence: We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.

We hope you now know whether to use Autochthonous or Native in your sentence.

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