autochthonous

• “But it was 14-year-old David Tidmarsh of South Bend, Indiana who spelled the final word autochthonous to become this year's champion.”

  CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2004

• “There is a very distinct tendency for people of British birth (and now we are using British in another sense of the word) to think of British democracy as something which is their particular property, a kind of autochthonous English growth transported by the English and the Scots to less fortunate portions of the globe.”

  This Democratic Empire

• “What follows are his juicy thoughts on the dollar and wine prices, strikes, the summer from hell, Greek wines, the word of the day ( "autochthonous"), and why he's drinking rosé all year long.”

  Dr Vino's wine blog

• “b. - by consecuence 85 % are not and a huge porcentage are "autochthonous" and the others are a mix of indigenous and spanish descendants. so even if hollywood represent Mexicans like domestic servants, gardeners and delinquents is very important precise what part of this "society" belongs to.”

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• “Heroes emerge as autochthonous beings from the nation/state, rising up to defend it in its time of need.”

  The Huffington Post: Andrew Bickford: Shadow Elite: Pat Tillman & Why Soldier Hero Worship Serves the Powerful ... Not the Soldiers

• “Given that they are a fair approximation of pre-Christian european traditions, an argument could be made that they are, in fact, autochthonous (or sprung from theearth) ....”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?”

• “I think it's probably best not to get me started on what I really think of the Bonfantes' idea that the Etruscans were autochthonous.”

  An etymology for 'Rome'

• “Lors des championnats les plus récents, les mots qui ont permis aux gagnants de remporter la victoire ont été pococurante, autochthonous, appoggiatura, ursprache, serrefine, guerdon et Laodicean.”

  Archive 2010-07-01

• “The winning words in recent competitions have included: pococurante; autochthonous; appoggiatura; ursprache; serrefine; guerdon; Laodicean.”

  The American Spelling Bee

• “Given that they are a fair approximation of pre-Christian european traditions, an argument could be made that they are, in fact, autochthonous or sprung from theearth....”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » “Do ‘Family Values’ Weaken Families?”

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