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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"
adjective
- 1. associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth: "he's a native New Yorker" Similar
- 2. (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth: "eagle owls aren't native to Britain" Similar Opposite
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NATIVE definition: 1. relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a…. Learn more.
1. : inborn, innate. native talents. 2. : belonging to a particular place by birth. a native New Yorker. 3. archaic : closely related. 4. : belonging to or associated with one by birth. hailed in his native Sweden as an influential dramatist William Peden. 5. : natural, normal. a generosity that was native to him. 6. a.
Native definition: being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being. See examples of NATIVE used in a sentence.
Definitions of native. adjective. belonging to one by birth. “my native land” “one's native language” synonyms: connatural, inborn, inbred. normally existing at birth. see more. antonyms: adopted, adoptive. adjective. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin. “the native North American sugar maple”
A native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region. She is a native of that city. American English : native / ˈneɪtɪv /
adj. 1. a. Being such by birth or origin: a native Scot. b. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place. c. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants: native dress; the native diet of Polynesia. d. Being one's own because of the place or circumstances of one's birth: our native land. 2.
(computing) designed for or built into a particular system, especially using the language or computer code associated with a particular computer or processor. Native apps still generally perform better than web apps, but the gap is shrinking. Early programmers worked in native computer code or machine language. Word Origin. Idioms.
Native Definition. Inborn or innate rather than acquired. Being such by birth or origin. A native Scot. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place. Related to one as, or in connection with, the place of one's birth or origin. One's native land, one's native language.
a person who lives in a particular place, especially somebody who has lived there a long time synonym local. You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives. She speaks Italian like a native. Athens in the summer is too hot even for the natives.
remaining or growing in a natural state; unadorned or unchanged: the native beauty of a desert island. forming the source or origin of a person or thing: He returned to his native Kansas. originating naturally in a particular country or region, as animals or plants.
