What does native mean?
Definitions for native
ˈneɪ tɪvna·tive
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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.
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
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
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
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.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativenoun
A North American Indian or Aboriginal person.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativenoun
Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.
Some natives must have stolen our cattle.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativeadjective
Belonging to one by birth.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativeadjective
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativeadjective
Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativeadjective
Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
Many native artists studied abroad.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
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.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativeadjective
Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
nativeadjective
Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
Etymology: From natif, from nativus, from natus, ‘birth’.
Webster Dictionary
Nativeadjective
arising by birth; having an origin; born
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
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
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
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
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
Nativeadjective
original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
Nativeadjective
conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
Nativeadjective
naturally related; cognate; connected (with)
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
Nativeadjective
found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
Nativeadjective
found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
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
Etymology: [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Nave, Neif a serf.]
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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Rank popularity for the word 'native' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3816
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Rank popularity for the word 'native' in Adjectives Frequency: #521
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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
What you have in your mind, your talents, your native abilities, no one can take from you. When you die you take them with you. Use them diligently while you are here.
Out in the wild, feral hogs are an ecological nightmare. There is very little that is beneficial to native wildlife that come from feral swine.
The speaker may have English as a second language because the intonation is not quite fluent in the way you would expect of a native U.S. speaker or native Canadian, but the speaker may have spent a long time in North America, because the speech is really too fluent just to have been learned abroad.
We’ve gone from a really diverse complex of native species to a much less diverse complex, dominated by a few foreign cosmopolitan species, we are seeing that same trend worldwide.
The white, the Hispanic, the black, the Arab, the Jew, the woman, the Native American, the small farmer, the businessperson, the environmentalist, the peace activist, the young, the old, the lesbian, the gay and the disabled make up the American quilt.
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Translations for native
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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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