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)

1. allochthonous

   Antonym: autochtone

Noun

allochtone m or f by sense (plural allochtones)

1. 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.