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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"
adjective. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin. “the native North American sugar maple”. “many native artists studied abroad”. synonyms: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous. originating where it is found. domestic. produced in a particular country.
2 days ago · 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up. It was his first visit to his native country since 1948. Mother Teresa visited her native Albania. 2. countable noun. A native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region.
Definition of native adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Britannica Dictionary definition of NATIVE. 1. always used before a noun. a : born in a particular place. I'm a native New Yorker. [=I was born in New York] people who are native to France. b — used to refer to the place where a person was born and raised. He's a hero in his native country.
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. (Definition of native from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
a person who lives in a particular place, especially somebody who has lived there a long time synonym local. You can always tell the difference between the tourists and the natives. She speaks Italian like a native. Athens in the summer is too hot even for the natives.
