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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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   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.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › nativeNATIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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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   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.

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

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   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:

6. 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 /

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › nativeNative Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   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.

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

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    noun [ C ] uk / ˈneɪtɪv / us. native noun [C] (BORN) someone who was born in a particular place: He's a native of Texas. native noun [C] (ORIGINAL PEOPLE) an old-fashioned and often offensive word for a person who lived in a country, for example an African country, before Europeans went there.

11. 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