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   na·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"
   • ▪ a local inhabitant: "New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives"
   • ▪ a nonwhite original inhabitant of a place, as regarded by European colonists or travelers.
   • ▪ an animal or plant indigenous to a place: "the marigold is a native of southern Europe"

   adjective

   • 1. associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth: "he's a native New Yorker" Similar mothervernacular
   • ▪ of the indigenous inhabitants of a place: "a ceremonial native dance from Fiji" Similar indigenousoriginalearliestfirstaboriginalinitialancientprimevalprimordialrare:autochthonousautochthonicOpposite immigrant
   • 2. (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth: "these plants are native to North America" Similar domestichomegrownhomemadehomelocalindigenousendemicOpposite imported
   • 3. (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth rather than acquired; innate: "some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing" Similar innateinherentinbornintrinsicinstinctiveinstinctualintuitivenaturalnatural-borndeep-seateddeep-rootedhereditaryinheritedin the bloodin the familynatalcongenitalbred in the boneinbredingrainedbuilt-inrare:connateconnaturalOpposite acquiredlearned
   • 4. (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state.
   • 5. 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.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci.

   Derivatives

   • 1. natively adverb
   • 2. nativeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › nativeNative Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of NATIVE is inborn, innate. How to use native in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Native.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNATIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › nativeNative - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of native. adjective. belonging to one by birth. “my native land” “one's native language” synonyms: connatural, inborn, inbred. normally existing at birth. see more. adjective. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin. “the native North American sugar maple” “many native artists studied abroad” synonyms:

6. www.yourdictionary.com › nativeNative Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Native Definition. Inborn or innate rather than acquired. Being such by birth or origin. A native Scot. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place. Related to one as, or in connection with, the place of one's birth or origin. One's native land, one's native language.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishnative adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   (computing) designed for or built into a particular system, especially using the language or computer code associated with a particular computer or processor. Native apps still generally perform better than web apps, but the gap is shrinking. Early programmers worked in native computer code or machine language. Word Origin. Idioms.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › nativeNative - definition of native by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNATIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   NATIVE definition: 1. Your native town or country is the place where you were born: 2. Your native language is the…. Learn more.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › nativenative | meaning of native in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    native. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Nationality & race, Plants, Animals, Anthropology na‧tive1 /ˈneɪtɪv/ S3 W3 adjective 1 country [ only before noun] your native country, town etc is the place where you were born → home They never saw their native land again.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › nativeNative Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    NATIVE meaning: 1 : born in a particular place; 2 : used to refer to the place where a person was born and raised