Enchorial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛnˈkɔː.ɹɪ.əl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Enchorial is an adjective meaning Indigenous, native.
Meaning
Indigenous, native.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Of, relating to, or written in the Egyptian Demotic script or language.
Example Sentences
The inscription of the Rosetta Stone is written in hieroglyphics and in enchorial letters, with a Greek translation.
Well, the right name, Ouigoudi, if it had been continued as the name of the settlement, would be styled an enchorial name. St. John is an imported name, having been taken from the river to which the name was given by deMonts and Champlain in 1604 because they discovered it on St. John the Baptist's Day[…]
Synonyms for enchorial
Depending on context, synonyms include autochthonous, indigenous, native, Demotic, enchoric.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include indigenous, indigene, homeborn, autochthonous, endemick, innative.
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