autochthonismn.
/ˌɔːˈtɒkθənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌɔˈtɑkθənɪz(ə)m/, /ˌɑˈtɑkθənɪz(ə)m/ 1. The belief or theory that a particular people, race, etc., are indigenous or native to a certain place.
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1828 Foreign Q. Rev. 2 530 Owing to this leaning to Autochthonism, our author's otherwise clear and distinct view of the population of ancient Italy fails of giving complete satisfaction.
1891 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 310 It is much more natural to confine ourselves to the popular movements attested by history, and accept autochthonism.
1924 Slavonic Rev. 3 152 The mistaken theories of autochthonism held such sway in that romantic age that Smetana's path was made thorny for him.
2007 J. Witte & F. S. Alexander Teachings Mod. Orthodox Christianity v. 298 Crainic was the foremost exponent of Gândirism, a form of nationalism, autochthonism, and neo-Orthodoxy.
2. The state or quality of being autochthonous (in various senses).
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the world > people > nations > native people > [noun] > fact or quality of being native
indigenate1762
nativeness1853
autochthonism1856
nativity1869
indigenity1895
1856 Church of Eng. Q. Rev. Jan. 30 Their wild inhabitants have left a history..ranging far beyond the autochthonism of Hellas.
1887 19th Cent. July 98 Autochthonism is assigned to Erechtheus, who is reared by Athené.
1994 BioScience (Nexis) 44 12/7 Little is known about..the autochthonism of the different insular species.
2002 F. Adanir in F. Adanir & S. Faroqhi Ottomans & Balkans vii. 303 Myths regarding ethnic descent, linguistic affiliation, and geographic autochthonism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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