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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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   NATIVE definition: 1. relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a…. Learn more.

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   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.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nativeNative Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of NATIVE is inborn, innate. How to use native in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Native.

5. 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.

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   native: 1 adj belonging to one by birth “my native land” “one's native language” Synonyms: connatural , inborn , inbred normally existing at birth Antonyms: adopted , adoptive acquired as your own by free choice adj characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin “the native North American sugar maple” “many native artists studied ...

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

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   14 meanings: 1. relating or belonging to a person or thing by virtue of conditions existing at the time of birth 2. inherent,.... Click for more definitions.

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   Native definition: Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate. An original or indigenous inhabitant of a region, as distinguished from an invader, explorer, colonist, etc.

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

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   Synonyms: native, indigenous, autochthonous, aboriginal These adjectives mean of, belonging to, or connected with a specific place or country by virtue of birth or origin. Native implies birth or origin in the specified place: a native New Yorker; the native North American sugar maple.Indigenous specifies that something or someone is native rather than coming or being brought in from elsewhere: an indigenous crop; the Ainu, a people indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan ...

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNATIVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    NATIVE meaning: 1. Your native town or country is the place where you were born: 2. Your native language is the…. Learn more.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › nativenative - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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