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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" Similar
- 2. (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth: "these plants are native to North America" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of NATIVE is inborn, innate. How to use native in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Native.
relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place: She returned to live and work in her native Japan. She's a native Californian. C2. used to refer to plants and animals that grow naturally in a place, and have not been brought there from somewhere else:
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.
/ˈneɪdɪv/ /ˈneɪtɪv/ IPA guide. Other forms: natives; natively. 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.
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.
14 meanings: 1. relating or belonging to a person or thing by virtue of conditions existing at the time of birth 2. inherent,.... Click for more definitions.
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.
(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.
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.
NATIVE meaning: 1. Your native town or country is the place where you were born: 2. Your native language is the…. Learn more.
