native
/หneษชtษv/- 1
An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:
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Aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:
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A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
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A native speaker.
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Ostrea edulis, a kind of oyster.
Synonyms
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Belonging to one by birth.
โEnglish is not my native language.โ
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Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
โThe native peoples of Australia are called aborigines.โ
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Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
โMany native artists studied abroad.โ
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(of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
โThe naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.โ
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(of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
โThe native integer size is sixteen bits.โ
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Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
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Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
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Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
โnative dustโ
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Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
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