Sekirov Dictionary

native

/ˈneɪtɪv/

adjective 13
noun 9
forms 4
phrases 2

adjective13

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connected with the country or family that someone comes from by birth
- This is my native land.
- English is not my native language.
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Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
- Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. — 1678
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Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- native oysters or strawberries
- Clover is not native to the Americas, but it is firmly established there.
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Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.
Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
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Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- Many native artists studied abroad.
- Native peoples in the continental United States are called Native Americans or American Indians.
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(US, Canada) Indian: Native American or First Nation; of or relating to (North) American Indians.
- Indian agents actas a government representatives to communities of Native North Americans.
(Australia, New-Zealand) Aboriginal; of or relating to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines.
(South-Africa) Related to black Africans, especially Bantu.
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Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- This is a native back-end to gather the latest news feeds.
- The native integer size is sixteen bits.
Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
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Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- Must I thus leave thee Paradise? thus leave Thee Native Soile, these happie Walks and Shades, Fit haunt of Gods? — 1667
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Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
- The head is not more native to the heart, […] Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. — 1599

noun9

A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
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A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
- Mail trains are limited to first and second class passengers, but on the mixed trains third class is also provided, and this is patronised exclusively by natives. — 1940
(US, Canada) A Native American.
(Australia, New-Zealand) An Aborigine.
(offensive, old-fashioned) A black African, especially a Bantu.
A native speaker.
A native plant or animal.
An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.

forms

Natives · natives · more native · most native

Phrases with native

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