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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐντόπιος (entópios, “local, native”), from ἐν (en, “in, on”) + τόπος (tópos, “place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdopços/
- Hyphenation: ντό‧πιος
Adjective
ντόπιος • (ntópios) m (feminine ντόπια, neuter ντόπιο)
- (of people, often nominalised) local, native, indigenous (pertaining to an area and living/present there also)
- Οι ντόπιοι ποτέ δεν βγαίνουν το βράδυ επειδή δεν είναι ασφαλές. ― Oi ntópioi poté den vgaínoun to vrády epeidí den eínai asfalés. ― The natives never go out in the evening as it's not safe.
- (of items, food, etc) local, homegrown (from an area and being used/consumed there also)
- Τα ντόπια λεμόνια είναι πιο καλά από τα εισαγόμενα. ― Ta ntópia lemónia eínai pio kalá apó ta eisagómena. ― Homegrown lemons are better than imported ones.
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Antonyms
- εντοπιότητα f (entopiótita, “localisation, nativeness”)