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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.

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

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   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.

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

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   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 /

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

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   (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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nativeNative - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   /ˈneɪdɪv/ /ˈneɪtɪv/ IPA guide. Other forms: natives; natively. 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.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › native_adjnative, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   Of a plant or animal: occurring in all regions of the tropics; (of a species' distribution) covering all tropical regions. native 1920–. Of a country, region, etc.: that is the place of a person's birth and early life; that is the place of origin of a plant or animal. Occasionally with…. View in Historical Thesaurus.

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   There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun native, six of which are labelled obsolete, and three of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. native has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › nativeNative Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   NATIVE meaning: 1 : born in a particular place; 2 : used to refer to the place where a person was born and raised

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of native – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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

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    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.