ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. (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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