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native

na·tive

UK/ˈneɪtɪv/ US/ˈneɪtəv/ common us
adjective (5) noun (1)

adjective

1.

being such by origin

  • “the native North American sugar maple”
  • “many native artists studied abroad”
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2.

belonging to one by birth

  • “my native land”
  • “one”
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3.

being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning

  • “native Americans”
  • “the aboriginal peoples of Australia”
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4.

as found in nature in the elemental form

  • “native copper”
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5.

normally existing at birth

  • “mankind”
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noun

1.

a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naive and neif. Displaced native Middle English thedisch, equivalent to (puristic) theed + -ish. By surface analysis, Latin nat- + -ive. Compare also inborn.

Phrases

  • digital native
  • go native
  • native advertising
  • native bear
  • native bread
  • native bundle
  • native cat
  • native code
  • native companion
  • native daughter
  • the natives are restless

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