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- DictionaryNa·tive/ˈnādiv/
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"
- 2. (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth: "these plants are native to North America"
The meaning of NATIVE is inborn, innate. How to use native in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Native.
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.
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.
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.
adj. 1. being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land. 2. belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability. 3. belonging to or originating in a certain place; indigenous: native dress.
NATIVE meaning: 1 : born in a particular place; 2 : used to refer to the place where a person was born and raised
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 /
You will be able to meet local people, eat local food and ‘go native’. Definition of native adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Definition of native adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
