allochtoon.
allochthonous
Meaning & usage
allochthonous
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French allochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).
a person (or thing) originating abroad
a person (or thing) originating abroad a person of non-native descent, having been born abroad or having foreign parents or grandparents (legal and demographic definitions vary)
a person of non-Western descent, typically Muslim or Black
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French allochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other”) + χθών (khthṓn, “earth, ground”).
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