native
adjective
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belonging to one by birth
my native land
one's native language
- 2
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
the native North American sugar maple
many native artists studied abroad
- 3
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
native Americans
the aboriginal peoples of Australia
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as found in nature in the elemental form
native copper
noun
- 1
indigenous plants and animals
- 2
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
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a person born in a particular place or country
he is a native of Brazil
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