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- pronunciation:
- neI
tihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
A person's native country is the place where they were born. When something is native, it has to do with a person's place or situation of birth.
Johanna's native country is Germany.Martin speaks a little Spanish, but he was born in France and he is a native speaker of French.- similar words:
- original
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| definition 2: |
If a living thing is native to a place, it naturally lives there and has not been brought in from some other place. Native people are the people in a country or region who are born there and have not come there from another country. Native things, like arts or crafts, are things that were developed in one particular region and not brought in from somewhere else.
These plants are native to our region, but the plants over there came from Europe a long time ago.- synonyms:
- indigenous
- antonyms:
- alien, foreign, imported
- similar words:
- domestic, local, national
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| definition 3: |
Your native language is the language that you learned when you were a baby. Some people have more than one native language because their mother and father spoke two different languages or because of some other reason. People usually speak their native language better than any other language that they learn later in life, and many people speak only their native language.
Diego's native language is Spanish.My mom speaks really good English, but her native language is Swedish.- synonyms:
- indigenous
- antonyms:
- foreign
- similar words:
- domestic, national
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| definition 4: |
Something native is something you were born with. If someone has a native talent, it means that they they were born with this talent.
Leila has a native talent for music.- antonyms:
- acquired
- similar words:
- inherited, natural
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| related words: |
wild |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A native is a member of a group of people who have been living in a particular region since ancient times. That means that there is no history of these people living anywhere else.
The natives of this region have been fishing in this river for thousands of years. |
| definition 2: |
A native is a person who was born or raised in a particular place.
Kelsey lives in Texas but she is a native of California.- antonyms:
- alien, foreigner
- similar words:
- citizen
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| definition 3: |
An animal or plant found naturally in a particular place is called a "native."
Kangaroos are natives of Australia. |
| related words: |
local |
| derivations: |
natively (adv.), nativeness (n.) |
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