What does Native mean?
Definitions for Native
ˈneɪ tɪvna·tive
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Native.
Princeton's WordNet
native, indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginalnoun
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
"the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
nativenoun
a person born in a particular place or country
"he is a native of Brazil"
nativeadjective
indigenous plants and animals
nativeadjective
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
"the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"
nativeadjective
belonging to one by birth
"my native land"; "one's native language"
native, aboriginaladjective
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
"native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
nativeadjective
as found in nature in the elemental form
"native copper"
GCIDE
Nativeadjective
Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic.
Nativeadjective
Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital
Nativenoun
One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France; the natives are restless.
Wiktionary
nativenoun
A person who is native to a place (literal or metaphoric).
She is a regular Wiki* native.
nativenoun
A North American Indian or Aboriginal person.
nativenoun
Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.
Some natives must have stolen our cattle.
nativeadjective
Belonging to one by birth.
nativeadjective
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
nativeadjective
Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.
nativeadjective
Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
Many native artists studied abroad.
nativeadjective
Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.
nativeadjective
Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
nativeadjective
Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NATIVEadjective
Produced by nature; natural, not artificial.
Etymology: nativus, Latin; natif-ve, Fr.
She more sweet than any bird on bough,
Would oftentimes amongst them bear a part,
And strive to pass, as she could well enough,
Their native musick by her skilful art. Fairy Q. b. ii.This doctrine doth not enter by the ear,
But of itself is native in the breast. Davies.The members retired to their homes, reassume the native sedateness of their temper. Jonathan Swift.
But ours is a privilege ancient and native,
Hangs not on an ordinance, or power legislative;
And first, ’tis to speak whatever we please. John Denham.If these men have defeated the law, and outrun native punishment; though they can outstrip men they have no wings to fly from God. William Shakespeare, Henry V.
Many of our bodies shall, no doubt,
Find native graves. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.Have I now seen death? is this the way
I must return to native dust? O sight
Of terror, foul, and ugly to behold. John Milton, Par. Lost.Nativenoun
Th’ accusation,
All cause unborn, could never be the native
Of our so frank donation. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Make no extirpation of the natives, under pretence of planting religion, God surely will no way be pleased with such sacrifices. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.
Marcus Tullius Cicero, the humble mushroom scarcely known,
The lowly native of a country town. John Dryden, Juv.There stood a monument to Tacitus the historian, to the emperors Tacitus and Florianus, all natives of the place. Joseph Addison, on Italy.
ChatGPT
native
Native refers to someone or something that originates from a particular place or area. It is associated with one's birthplace or the place where they have originated, grown, or been developed. Native can also pertain to anything indigenous or naturally occurring in a specified environment. It may refer to people, plants, animals, languages, and other aspects of ecology and culture.
Webster Dictionary
Nativeadjective
arising by birth; having an origin; born
Nativeadjective
of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc
Nativeadjective
born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries
Nativeadjective
original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust
Nativeadjective
conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc
Nativeadjective
naturally related; cognate; connected (with)
Nativeadjective
found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver
Nativeadjective
found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride
Nativenoun
one who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France
Nativenoun
any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Native
nā′tiv, adj. arising or appearing by birth: produced by nature: pertaining to the time or place of birth: belonging by birth, hereditary, natural, original: occurring uncombined with other substances, as metals.—n. one born in any place: an original inhabitant: (pl.) oysters raised in artificial beds.—adv. Nā′tively.—ns. Nā′tiveness; Nā′tivism, the belief that the mind possesses some ideas or forms of thought that are inborn, and not derived from sensation: the disposition to favour the natives of a country in preference to immigrants; Nā′tivist.—adj. Nativis′tic.—n. Nativ′ity, state or fact of being born: time, place, and manner of birth: the birth of Christ, hence the festival of His birth, Christmas—also a picture representing His birth: state or place of being produced: a horoscope.—Native rock, stone not yet quarried. [Fr.,—L. nativus—nasci, natus, to be born.]
Editors Contribution
native
A person born in a specific place, nation or country.
The indigenous people in France were correct to ask for specific rights due to their heritage.
Submitted by MaryC on January 1, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Native' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3816
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Native' in Adjectives Frequency: #521
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Native in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Native in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Native in a Sentence
They're not interested in us, they're interested in our native wildlife.
Elizabeth Warren is a thug and a liar. She got into college lying about her ethnicity and continued to lie, she tried to use Native Americans to get to where she is. This thug wants to add 4 seats to the U.S. Supreme Court and 4 seats to the U.S. Senate: Enough seats until they control everything. That’s totalitarianism.
Alan was the strongest and kindest man I ever knew. He was the love of my life and I miss him dearly, a native Texan, Alan died peacefully in Houston surrounded by those who loved him.
Some towns have taken the proper steps to change, while others continue to ignore common decency and continue to disrespect Native American tribes tribal partners who were here long, long before any city or town was ever incorporated.
Abdul Ghani 65, lived in the northwestern Pakistan city of Jehangira for almost 39 years, and moved Abdul Ghani 65 family to Abdul Ghani 65 native Kunar Province in Afghanistan October. Now Abdul Ghani 65 finds Abdul Ghani 65 and Abdul Ghani 65 family caught up in the struggled that go along with a homecoming. Look at the situation of house, a hut in a tent colony for refugees. We have no safe drinking water and our children have not enough clothes. I never expected to face this condition in my native country.
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- اصليArabic
- rodný, rodák, domorodecCzech
- hjemmehørendeDanish
- Eingeborene, einheimisch, gebürtig, Eingeborener, Ureinwohner, UreinwohnerinGerman
- αυτόχθων, γηγενής, ντόπιος, μητρικός, ιθαγενής, γενέθλιοςGreek
- indiĝeno, indiĝena, denaskaEsperanto
- indígena, natal, nativoSpanish
- paikallinen, alueellinen, [[paikallinen]] [[asukas]], alkuasukas, autoktoninen, alkuperäinen, kotoperäinen, syntyperäinenFinnish
- indigène, autochtone, natif, maternel, originaire deFrench
- gnèitheachScottish Gaelic
- देHindi
- születésű, hazai, belföldi, anyanyelviHungarian
- մայրենի, հայրենիArmenian
- asliIndonesian
- nativoItalian
- 自国, 土着Japanese
- 토산의Korean
- indigenusLatin
- tangata whenuaMāori
- ingeboren, inheems, inwoner, oorspronkelijk, inboorling, moeder-, autochtoon, geboren en getogen, geboorte-, aangeborenDutch
- innfødtNorwegian
- tubylec, ojczysty, autochton, rdzenny, rodzimyPolish
- selvagem, nativo, indígenaPortuguese
- localnic, nativ, originară, de la naștere, originar, autohton, indigen, matern, localnicăRomanian
- туземный, выходец, родной, местный, туземец, туземка, коренной, аборигенка, коренная жительница, уроженка, коренной житель, абориген, уроженецRussian
- starosedeoc, samorodan, рођениSerbo-Croatian
- amëtar, autokton, vendësAlbanian
- inhemskSwedish
- జన్మస్థలంTelugu
- ріднийUkrainian
- געבוירןYiddish
- 本地人Chinese
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