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native
adjective
noun
belonging to one by birth
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ˈneɪtɪv
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adjective
belonging to one by birth
“my native land”
adjective
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
“the native North American sugar maple”
adjective
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
“native Americans”
adjective
as found in nature in the elemental form
“native copper”
noun
indigenous plants and animals
noun
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
“the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
noun
a person born in a particular place or country
“he is a native of Brazil”
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my native land
one's native language
the native North American sugar maple
many native artists studied abroad
native Americans
the aboriginal peoples of Australia
native copper
the art of the natives of the northwest coast
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
he is a native of Brazil
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