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enchorial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɛnˈkɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
  • US: /ɛnˈkoɹ.i.əl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Indigenous, native.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autochthonous, indigenous, native

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, relating to, or written in the Egyptian Demotic script or language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Demotic, enchoric

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγχώριος (enkhṓrios, “rural, in or of the country”), from χώρα (khṓra, “country”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kansanomainen — indigenous, native
  • Portuguese: nativo — indigenous, native
  • Portuguese: autóctone — indigenous, native