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Definitions for Native

[1] being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
[2] belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace.
[3] belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place, especially a preliterate people: Native guides accompanied the expedition through the rain forest.
[4] of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery.
[5] of, relating to, or characteristic of the indigenous inhabitants of a place or country: native customs; native dress.
[6] born in a particular place or country: a native New Yorker.
[7] of or relating to a language acquired by a person before or to the exclusion of any other language: Her native language is Greek.
[8] pertaining to or characteristic of a person using his or her native language: a native speaker of English; native command of a language.
[9] under the rule of natives: a native government.
[10] occupied by natives: the native quarter of Algiers.
[11] remaining or growing in a natural state; unadorned or unchanged: the native beauty of a desert island.
[12] forming the source or origin of a person or thing: He returned to his native Kansas.
[13] originating naturally in a particular country or region, as animals or plants.
[14] found in nature rather than produced artificially, as a mineral substance: the difference between native and industrial diamonds.
[15] Chemistry , Mineralogy . (of metals) occurring in nature pure or uncombined: native copper.
[16] belonging to a person as a birthright: to deprive a person of his native rights.
[17] Digital Technology . of or relating to software designed specifically for the platform on which it is running: native applications for 64-bit PCs; native mobile apps. of or relating to data interpreted or displayed by the software or hardware for which it was originally encoded: to view the file in its native format.
[18] Archaic . closely related, as by birth.
[19] Sometimes Offensive . one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.: the natives of Chile.
[20] a person born in a particular place or country: a native of Ohio.
[21] an organism indigenous to a particular region.
[22] British . an oyster reared in British waters, especially in an artificial bed.
[23] Astrology . a person born under a particular planet.
[24] go native , Informal : Sometimes Offensive . to adopt the way of life of a place or environment that is different from one's own (sometimes used facetiously): After living on the island for a year, we went native and did without air conditioning just like the locals. I don’t usually drink alcohol, but at the frat party I went native and played beer pong with everyone else.
[25] relating or belonging to a person or thing by virtue of conditions existing at the time of birth my native city
[26] inherent, natural, or innate a native strength
[27] born in a specified place a native German
[28] (when postpositive, foll by to ) originating in a specific place or area kangaroos are native to Australia
[29] characteristic of or relating to the indigenous inhabitants of a country or area the native art of the New Guinea Highlands
[30] (of chemical elements, esp metals) found naturally in the elemental form
[31] unadulterated by civilization, artifice, or adornment; natural
[32] archaic related by birth or race
[33] go native (of a settler) to adopt the lifestyle of the local population, esp when it appears less civilized
[34] (usually foll by of) a person born in a particular place a native of Geneva
[35] (usually foll by of) a species originating in a particular place or area the kangaroo is a native of Australia
[36] a member of an indigenous people of a country or area, esp a non-White people, as opposed to colonial settlers and immigrants
[37] offensive , old-fashioned any non-White

Words related to Native

natural, endemic, indigenous, primitive, homegrown, national, inhabitant, citizen, real, constitutional, essential, fundamental, wild, original, natal, belonging, primary, aboriginal, vernacular, local

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Origin of Native

1325–75; < Latin nātīvus inborn, natural, equivalent to nāt(us ) (past participle of nāscī to be born) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English natif (adj.) < Middle French < Latin, as above

Other words from Native

na·tive·ly , adverb
na·tive·ness , noun
non·na·tive , adjective, noun
non·na·tive·ly , adverb
non·na·tive·ness , noun
pro·na·tive , adjective
qua·si-na·tive , adjective
un·na·tive , adjective

Word origin for Native

C14: from Latin nātīvus innate, natural, from nascī to be born

Synonyms for Native

endemic, indigenous, natural, constitutional, essential, fundamental, natal, original, real, wild, built-in, congenital, connate, connatural, genuine, hereditary, implanted, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherited, instinctive, intrinsic, inveterate, inwrought, unacquired