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French
Etymology
Modelled after autochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + χθών (khthṓn).
Pronunciation
Adjective
allochtone (plural allochtones)
- allochthonous
- Antonym: autochtone
Noun
allochtone m or f by sense (plural allochtones)
- a non-native person, a foreign-born person, a foreigner
- Antonyms: autochtone, étranger
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