allochtone

French

Etymology

Modelled after autochtone, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos) + χθών (khthṓn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.lɔk.tɔn/
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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

Further reading

“allochtone”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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