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Noun: native neytiv- A person born in a particular place or country
"he is a native of Brazil" - An indigenous person who was born in a particular place
"the art of the natives of the northwest coast" - indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal - Indigenous plants and animals
Adjective: native neytiv- Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
"the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" - Belonging to one by birth
"my native land"; "one's native language" - Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
"native Americans" - aboriginal - As found in nature in the elemental form
"native copper"
Derived forms: natives See also: autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, connatural, desi [Asia], domestic, endemic, homegrown, inborn, inbred, indigenous, native-born, nativeness, pure Type of: being, individual, mortal, organism, person, somebody, someone, soul Antonym: adopted, foreign, nonnative Encyclopedia: Native |