Native
adjective'neɪtɪv
Adjective
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
“native Americans”
Similar:Aboriginalbelonging to one by birth
“my native land”
“one's native language”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
“the native North American sugar maple”
“many native artists studied abroad”
as found in nature in the elemental form
“native copper”
Noun
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
“the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
Type of:SomeoneIndividualMortala person born in a particular place or country
“he is a native of Brazil”
Type of:IndividualMortalSomebodyindigenous plants and animals
Type of:BeingOrganism
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Similar Words
- Aboriginal
- Aborigine
- Indigen
- Indigene
- Pure
- Inborn
- Inbred
- Connatural
- Autochthonous
- Domestic
- Endemic
- Homegrown
- Native-born
- Indigenous
- Autochthonal