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| 1. | [ adjective ] being such by origin | |
| Examples: | "the native North American sugar maple" "many native artists studied abroad" |
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| Related terms: | foreign homegrown native-born native-born domestic autochthonal | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] normally existing at birth | |
| Synonyms: | inborn inbred connatural | |
| Examples: | "mankind's connatural sense of the good" |
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| Related terms: | normal natural | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person | |
| Synonyms: | indigene indigen | |
| Related terms: | person Russian Filipino Mauritian Seychellois American Levantine | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] belonging to one by birth | |
| Examples: | "my native land" "one's native language" |
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| Related terms: | adopted | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning | |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal | |
| Examples: | "native Americans" "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" |
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| Related terms: | nonnative | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] as found in nature in the elemental form | |
| Examples: | "native copper" |
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| Related terms: | pure | |
