native

Meaning

Adj

1. Belonging to one by birth.
2. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
3. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
4. Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
5. Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
6. Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
7. Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
8. Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
9. Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
10. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Noun

1. A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
2. A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
3. A native speaker.
4. An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.

Synonyms

indigenous

aboriginal

inborn

innate

aborigine

natural

inbred

local

autochthonous

congentital

resident

citizen

inhabitant

indigene

endemic

indigenous person

inherent

original

domestic

indigen

native of

native-born

home

🏠

vernacular

tobacco

instinctive

natal

primitive

own

congenital

old-stock

original inhabitant

indugenous

autochthonal

cat

😺

Indian

🇮🇳/🇮🇴

residents

immanent

by birth

primordial

born

🐣

regional

hereditary

growing wild

genuine

congenial

black and white

fresh

folk

internal

Translations

nativo

autochtone

indigène

indigeno

nativo

natif

aangeboren

angeboren

autoctono

inheems

aborigène

autochtoon

aborigeno

innato

indígena

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪtɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: natif

In summary

Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naive and neif.

Sentences

It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean .

The band was very active with live performances in and outside their native country .

Saint John's native Wes Welcher was named the game's first star with two goals .