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   native

   /ˈneɪtɪv/

   noun

   • 1. a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not: "a native of Montreal"
   • ▪ a local inhabitant: "New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives"
   • ▪ a non-white original inhabitant of a place, as regarded by European colonists or travellers.
   • ▪ an animal or plant indigenous to a place: "the marigold is a native of southern Europe"
   • ▪ an oyster reared in British waters.

   adjective

   • 1. associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth: "he's a native New Yorker" Similar mothervernacular
   • ▪ of the indigenous inhabitants of a place: "a ceremonial native dance from Fiji" Similar indigenousoriginalearliestfirstaboriginalinitialancientprimevalprimordialrare:autochthonousautochthonicOpposite immigrant
   • 2. (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth: "eagle owls aren't native to Britain" Similar domestichome-grownhome-madehomelocalindigenousendemicOpposite imported
   • ▪ used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere, e.g. native bee. Australian, New Zealand
   • 3. (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate: "some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing" Similar innateinherentinbornintrinsicinstinctiveinstinctualintuitivenaturalnatural-borndeep-seateddeep-rootedhereditaryinheritedin the bloodin the familynatalcongenitalbred in the boneinbredingrainedbuilt-inrare:connateconnaturalOpposite acquiredlearned
   • 4. (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state.
   • 5. designed for or built into a given system, especially denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.

   Derivatives

   • 1. natively adverb
   • 2. nativeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNATIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     NATIVE meaning: 1. relating to or describing someone's...

   • Native: Arabic Translation

     NATIVE translate: مَوطِن أصْلي, اللُغة الأُمّ, أحَد السُكّان...

   • Native: Russian Translation

     NATIVE translate: родной , родной, туземный , местный ,...

   • Native: Korean Translation

     NATIVE translate: 태어난곳의, 모국어의, 토박이의, 원주민. Learn more in the...

   • Native: Malay Translation

     NATIVE translate: tempat asal, asli, asal, kelahiran, sifat...

   • Native Spanish Translation

     NATIVE translate: natal, nativo, autóctono, natural,...

   • Native in Japanese

     NATIVE translate: 出生地の, 母国の, その土地本来の, 先住民の, 出身者, ～生（う）まれ,...

   • Traditional

     NATIVE translate: 出生國的;出生地的;土生土長的, （動植物）原產於（某地）的，土生的,...

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   belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place, especially a preliterate people: Native guides accompanied the expedition through the rainforest. of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery. Synonyms: aboriginal, autochthonous.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › nativeNative - definition of native by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. One born in or connected with a place by birth: a native of Scotland now living in the United States. b. One of the original inhabitants or lifelong residents of a place. 2. An animal or plant that originated in a particular place or region.

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   The word native has to do with where you're from. You're native to the country where you were born, and places have native plants and animals too. Things that are native are indigenous — they were born there. This is where the term Native Americans comes from — they were on this land before Europeans came over.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNATIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of native adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.