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- Dictionarynative/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"
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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a person who was born in a particular place, or a plant or animal that lives or grows naturally in a place and has not been brought from somewhere else: a native of Monaco. The red squirrel is a native of Britain. offensive old-fashioned.
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. adjective. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin. “the native North American sugar maple” “many native artists studied abroad” synonyms:
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 /
(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.
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.
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.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the native inhabitants of a place or their language; native, vernacular; spec. (now often with capital… native 1779– Belonging to, used by, or characteristic of the Indigenous population of a particular place.
pertaining to or characteristic of a person using a native language or first language, acquired in childhood: a native speaker of English; native command of a language. under the rule of natives: a native government.
