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Native
ˈneɪtɪv
Native definitions
noun
native
natives
- 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
native
- relating to or denoting the place or circumstances of a person's birth
"after many years in my native Berlin I'm ready for a new challenge"
- of the Indigenous inhabitants of a place
"a ceremonial native dance from Fiji"
- (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth
"eagle owls aren't native to Britain"
- used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere, e.g. native bee
- (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate
"some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing"
innate inherent inborn intrinsic instinctive instinctual intuitive natural natural-born deep-seated deep-rooted - (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state
- 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