native > define

noun

• An indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
  • usage: "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
  • synonyms: indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal
• A person born in a particular place or country.
  • usage: "he is a native of Brazil"
• Indigenous plants and animals.

adjective

• Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
  • usage: "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"
• Belonging to one by birth.
  • usage: "my native land"; "one's native language"
• Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.
  • usage: "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
  • synonyms: aboriginal
• As found in nature in the elemental form.
  • usage: "native copper"

• (n.) One who or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France.
• (a.) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver.
• (a.) Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.
• (a.) Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
• (a.) Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
• (a.) Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.
• (a.) Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters or strawberries.
• (a.) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.
• (n.) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.
• (a.) Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.
• (n.) One who or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France.
• (a.) Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.
• (a.) Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
• (n.) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.
• (a.) Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.
• (a.) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.
• (a.) Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.
• (a.) Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters or strawberries.
• (a.) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver.
• (a.) Arising by birth; having an origin; born.