native

na·tive  (ntv)

adj.

1. Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate: native ability.

2. Being such by birth or origin: a native Scot.

3. Being one's own because of the place or circumstances of one's birth: our native land.

4. Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region; indigenous: a plant native to Asia.

5.

a. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.

b. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants: native dress; the native diet of Polynesia.

6. Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances: native copper.

7. Natural; unaffected: native beauty.

8. Archaic Closely related, as by birth or race.

9. Biochemistry Of or relating to the naturally occurring conformation of a macromolecule, such as a protein.

n.

1.

a. One born in or connected with a place by birth: a native of Scotland now living in the United States.

b. One of the original inhabitants or lifelong residents of a place.

2. An animal or plant that originated in a particular place or region.

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[Middle English, from Old French natif, from Latin ntvus, from ntus, past participle of nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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native·ly adv.

native·ness n.

Synonyms: native, indigenous, endemic, autochthonous, aboriginal
These adjectives mean of, belonging to, or connected with a specific place or country by virtue of birth or origin. Native implies birth or origin in the specified place: a native New Yorker; the native North American sugar maple.
Indigenous specifies that something or someone is native rather than coming or being brought in from elsewhere: an indigenous crop; the Ainu, a people indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan.
Something endemic is prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality or people: endemic disease.
Autochthonous applies to what is native and unchanged by outside sources: autochthonous folk melodies.
Aboriginal describes what has existed from the beginning; it is often applied to the earliest known inhabitants of a place: the aboriginal population; aboriginal nature. See Also Synonyms at crude.

Usage Note: When used in reference to a member of an indigenous people, the noun native, like its synonym aborigine, can evoke unwelcome stereotypes of primitiveness or cultural backwardness that many people now seek to avoid. As is often the case with words that categorize people, the use of the noun is more problematic than the use of the corresponding adjective. Thus a phrase such as the peoples native to northern Europe or the aboriginal inhabitants of the South Pacific is generally much preferable to the natives of northern Europe or the aborigines of the South Pacific. · Despite its potentially negative connotations, native is enjoying increasing popularity in ethnonyms such as native Australian and Alaska Native, perhaps due to the wide acceptance of Native American as a term of ethnic pride and respect. These compounds have the further benefit of being equally acceptable when used alone as nouns (a native Australian) or in an adjectival construction (a member of a native Australian people). Of terms formed on this model, those referring to peoples indigenous to the United States generally capitalize native, as in Alaska Native (or the less common Native Alaskan) and Native Hawaiian, while others usually style it lowercase.

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native

Adjective

1. relating to a place where a person was born: native land

2. born in a specified place: a native New Yorker

3. native to originating in: a plant native to alpine regions

4. natural or inborn: native genius

5. relating to the original inhabitants of a country: archaeology may uncover magnificent native artefacts

6. go native (of a settler) to adopt the lifestyle of the local population

Noun

1. a person born in a specified place: a native of Palermo

2. an indigenous animal or plant: the saffron crocus is a native of Asia Minor

3. a member of the original race of a country, as opposed to colonial immigrants [Latin nativus innate, natural, from nasci to be born]

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native  (ntv)

1. Living or growing naturally in a particular place or region; indigenous.

2. Occurring in nature on its own, uncombined with other substances. Copper and gold are often found in native form.

3. Of or relating to the naturally occurring conformation of a macromolecule, such as a protein.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	native - 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" aborigine, indigen, indigene, aboriginal individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" Levantine - (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant Mauritian - a native or inhabitant of Mauritius Filipino - a native or inhabitant of the Philippines Russian - a native or inhabitant of Russia Seychellois - a native or inhabitant of Seychelles
	2.	native - a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	3.	native - indigenous plants and animals organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Adj.	1.	native - characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" foreign, strange - relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
	2.	native - belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language" adopted, adoptive - acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"
	3.	native - characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" aboriginal nonnative - not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa"
	4.	native - as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper" pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

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native

adjective 1. indigenous, local, aboriginal (often offensive)

adjective 2. mother, indigenous, vernacular

adjective 3. domestic, local, indigenous, home-made, home-grown, home

noun 4. (usually with of) inhabitant, national, resident, citizen, countryman, aborigine (often offensive) dweller

Translations

native [ˈneɪtɪv] n (= local inhabitant) → natural m/f;

(in colonies) → indígena m/f; nativo/a

adj (= indigenous) → indígena; [country] → natal (= innate); natural, innato;

a native of Russia → un(a) natural de Rusia;

native language → lengua materna;

a native speaker of French → un hablante nativo de francés

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native [ˈneɪtɪv] n → habitant(e) du pays → autochtone m/f;

(in colonies) → indigène m/f

adj → du pays, indigène; [country] → natal(e); [language] → maternel(le); [ability] → inné(e);

a native of Russia → une personne originaire de Russie;

a native speaker of French → une personne de langue maternelle française

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native [ˈneɪtɪv] n → Einheimische(r) f(m)

adj → einheimisch;

(country) → Heimat-;

(language) → Mutter- (= innate); angeboren;

a native of Germany, a native German → ein gebürtiger Deutscher, eine gebürtige Deutsche;

native to → beheimatet in +dat

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native [ˈneɪtɪv] n → abitante m/f del paese;

(in colonies) → indigeno/a

adj → indigeno/a; [country] → natio/a; [ability] → innato/a;

a native of Russia → un nativo della Russia;

a native speaker of French → una persona di madrelingua francese;

native language → madrelingua

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native

adj native [ˈneitiv]

1 where one was born my native land. vaderland وَطَني، مكان المَوْلِد роден rodný føde-; hjem- Heimat-... γενέθλιος natal sünni- محلی synnyin- natal מְקוֹמִי देशी rodno mjesto születési (hely), szülő(föld) asal uppruna-, fæðingar- natale, natio 出生の 출생지의 gimtasis dzimtais tempat asal geboorte{#169} føde-, hjem- ojczysty natal natal родной rodný rojsten rodni födelse- แต่กำเนิด ana, yerli 出生的 рідний آبائی quê hương 出生的

2 belonging to that place; local the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia. inheems أصْلي، مَحَلّي местен domácí; místní; původem z, pocházející z lokal; naturligt hjemmehørende i Mutter-... γηγενής, τοπικός nativo kodu-, ema-, kohalik اهل natal מְקוֹמִי सहज, जन्मजात, पैदाइशी, आस्ट्रेलिया में पैदा हुआ या गोरा domaći (ős)honos, ősi asli móður- locale, nativo 自国の 자기 나라의, 본국의 čionykštis, vietinis vietējais asli, asal geboorte{#169} hjemmehørende, naturlig ojczysty pátrio natal местный miestny, pochádzajúci pôvodom, materinský biti doma; domač domaći inhemsk, som hör hemma i ตามธรรมชาติ yerli, yerel 本國的 місцевий ديسي thuộc địa phương 本国的

3 belonging by race to a country a native Englishman. gebore قَوْمي، تابِع لذلك الشَّعْب кореняк rodilý indfødt eingeboren ιθαγενής, ντόπιος nativo, de nacimiento sünnipärane اهل de souche יְלִיד देशी, स्वदेशी rodom iz,po rođenju született, bennszülött asli innfæddur nativo 生来の 토박이의, 원산의 tikras, vietinis dzimis-; vietējs; iezemiešu- kelahiran geboren innfødt rodowity mieszkaniec de nascimento de origine коренной rodený po rodu izvorni infödd พื้นเมือง ülkesi...olan, yerli 土生的 природжений مقامي gốc gác 土生的

4 belonging to a person naturally native intelligence. eie فِطْري вроден přirozený, vrozený medfødt angeboren έμφυτος natural, innato kaasasündinud بومی äidinkieli naturel מוּלָד स्वाभाविक urođen veleszületett pembawaan meðfæddur, eðlislægur innato 生まれつきの 타고난 įgimtas iedzimts sifat semula jadi aangeboren medfødt wrodzony natural nativ природный, врождённый vrodený prirojen urođen medfödd ตามธรรมชาติ doğuştan, yaradılıştan 天生的 природний; природжений فطري bẩm sinh 天生的

n

1 a person born in a certain place a native of Scotland; a native of London. gebore مُواطِن ، ساكِن жител rodák en indfødt der/die Einheimische αυτόχθονας, γέννημα θρέμμα κπ. τόπου originario päriselanik اهل kotoisin autochtone יְלִיד मूल निवासी rodom iz születésű, állampolgár orang kelahiran heimamaður nativo ～生まれの人 토박이 vietinis gyventojas vietējais iedzīvotājs; pamatiedzīvotājs anak kelahiran ingeborene innfødt, barnefødt rodowity natural per­soană originară (din) уроженец rodák domačin domaći stanovnik infödd ชาวพื้นเมือง doğumlu 本地人 уродженець باشندہ người sống ở 本地人

2 one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians. inboorling من السُّكّان الأصْلِيين туземец domorodec en indfødt der/die Eingeborene ο ιθαγενής indígena pärismaalane سکنه alkuasukas indigène יְלִידִים देसी domorodac őslakó penduduk asli frumbyggi indigeno 土着民 원주민 čiabuvis iedzimtais; iezemietis orang asli inboorling innfødt tubylec nativo băştinaş туземец domorodec domorodec urođenik inföding ชาวพื้นเมือง yerli 土著 тубілець قديم باشندہ có nguồn gốc 土著

n Native ˈAmerican

American Indian. inboorling أحد الهنود الحُمْر، هندي أمريكي индианец rodilý Američan indianer der (nordamerikanische) Indianer Ινδιάνος indio americano indiaanlane, Ameerika põliasukas اریکایی אִינדִיאָנִי अमरीकी मूल प्रजाति सदस्य američki Indijanac amerikai indián Indian indiano d'America アメリカ先住民 (Amerikos) indėnas, čiabuvis Amerikas indiānis orang asli Amerika Indiaan offisielt navn på indianer i USA rodowity Amerykanin, Indianin коренной американец, индеец rodený Američan prvoten Američan Indijanac infödd amerikan, indian ชาวอินเดียนแดง Kızılderili, Amerikan yerli halkı 美洲土著印第安人 тубільний американець; індіанець قديم امريکي باشندہ bản xứ 美洲土著印第安人

n native ˈlanguage/ˈtongue

My native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German. moedertaal لُغَة الأم،اللُغة القوميَّه роден език mateřský/rodný jazyk modersmål die Muttersprache μητρική γλώσσα lengua materna emakeel زبان بومی שְׂפַת אֵם देशी भाषा materinji jezik anyanyelv bahasa Ibu lingua madre 母語 gimtoji kalba dzimtā valoda bahasa ibunda moedertaal morsmål język ojczysty родной язык rodná reč, materinský jazyk materni jezik maternji jezik modersmål ภาษาท้องถิ่น ana dil 母語 рідна мова مادري زبان người bản xứ 母语

native speaker

a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker. moedertaalspreker ناطِق اللغَه говорещ родния си език rodilý mluvčí har xx som modersmål jemand mit der Muttersprache... φυσικός ομιλητής nativo emakeelena rääkija گوینده بومی syntyperäinen locuteur natif דוֹבֵר (שְׂפַת אֵם) देशी izvorni govornik (angol, spanyol stb.) anyanyelvű pembicara asli sá sem hefur tiltekið mál að móðurmáli madrelingua 母国語話者 원어민(原語民) žmogus, kuriam kokia kalba yra gimtoji (dzimtās) valodas nesējs penutur asli moedertaalspreker innfødt, –talende rodzimy użytkownik języka falante vorbitor nativ носитель языка rodený Angličan, Španiel ap. ki mu je materin jezik... izvorni govornik person som har ... som modersmål เจ้าของภาษา anadil konuşuru 講本民族語言者 носій мови مادري زبان والا người nói tiếng mẹ đẻ 讲本民族语言者

native to

(of plants and animals) belonging originally to a particular place These birds are native to Australia. inheems أصْلُهُ من разпространен původní v naturligt hjemmehørende i heimisch in που προέρχεται από originario de pärit بومی kotoperäinen originaire de מְקוֹמִי देशीय पशु या वनस्पति izvorni vhol honos (állat, növény) asli dari skepna eða jurt sem er upprunnin á tilteknum stað originario di ～産の ...원산의 kilęs iš aborigēns; raksturīgs berasal inheems naturlig hjemmehørende i pochodzący z indígena originar din присущий pochádzajúci izvirajoč domaći hemmahörande i ถิ่นอาศัย yerli 原屬于...的，土產的 такий, що є родом з کي طرف منسوب có nguồn gốc từ 原属于...的，土产的

the Nativity [nəˈtivəti]

the birth of Christ. geboorte, herkoms كنيسَة المَهْد Рождество Христово Narození Páně Jesu fødsel die Geburt Christi η Γέννηση του Χριστού la Natividad Kristuse sünd تولد عیسی Kristuksen syntymä Nativité מוֹלָד जन्म, ईसा मसीह का जन्म rođenje Krisztus születése Kelahiran fæðing Jesú Natività キリストの降誕 그리스도의 강탄 Kristaus gimimas Kristus dzimšana kelahiran Jesus geboorte van Christus Jesu fødsel narodzenie Chrystusa a Natividade Crăciunul Рождество Христово Narodenie Pána božič rođenje Hristovo Kristi födelse การประสูติของพระเยซู Hz.İsa'nın doğuşu 耶穌誕生 Різдво ميلاد مسيح lễ Thánh đản 耶稣诞生