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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 [ˈneɪtɪv]

adj

1. relating or belonging to a person or thing by virtue of conditions existing at the time of birth my native city

2. inherent, natural, or innate a native strength

3. born in a specified place a native Indian

4. (when postpositive, foll by to) originating in a specific place or area kangaroos are native to Australia

5. characteristic of or relating to the indigenous inhabitants of a country or area the native art of the New Guinea Highlands

6. (Chemistry) (of chemical elements, esp metals) found naturally in the elemental form

7. unadulterated by civilization, artifice, or adornment; natural

8. Archaic related by birth or race

go native (of a settler) to adopt the lifestyle of the local population, esp when it appears less civilized

n

1. (usually foll by of) a person born in a particular place a native of Geneva

2. (usually foll by of) a species originating in a particular place or area the kangaroo is a native of Australia

3. a member of an indigenous people of a country or area, esp a non-White people, as opposed to colonial settlers and immigrants

4. Derogatory, rare any non-White

[from Latin nātīvus innate, natural, from nascī to be born]

natively  adv

nativeness  n

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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. home, national, mother It was many years since she had lived in her native country.

2. indigenous, local, aboriginal (often offensive), autochthonous a spokeswoman for native peoples around the world

3. mother, indigenous, vernacular French is not my native tongue.

4. domestic, local, indigenous, home-made, home-grown, home Several native plants also provide edible berries.

5. original, natural, built-in, inherited, inherent, hereditary, instinctive, innate, intrinsic, endemic, ingrained, congenital, inveterate, inbred, immanent, hard-wired Her conversation revealed no education but much native wit and shrewdness.

noun

inhabitant, national, resident, citizen, countryman, aborigine (often offensive), dweller He was a native of France.

Translations

native [ˈneɪtɪv]

A. ADJ

1. (= of one's birth) [town, country, soil] → natal
native Britons → los nacidos en Gran Bretaña

2. (= indigenous)

2.1. [inhabitant, culture, population] → indígena
the native peoples of the Amazon → los pueblos indígenas del Amazonas
to go native → adoptar las costumbres del lugar

2.2. [plant, animal, species] → autóctono, originario del lugar
to be native to → ser originario de

3. (= innate) [ability, talent] → natural, innato
native wit → ingenio m

B. N

1. (referring to birth or nationality) → nativo/a m/f
he speaks German like a native → habla alemán como un nativo
he was a native of Seville → nació en Sevilla

2. (= member of indigenous people) (o.f. freq pej) → indígena mf

3. (= plant, animal) to be a native of → ser originario de

C. CPD native country, native land N → patria f
native language N → lengua f materna
native son N (liter) → hijo m predilecto
native speaker N → hablante mf nativo/a
a Spanish native speaker; a native speaker of Spanish → un hablante nativo de español
native tongue N = native language

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native [ˈneɪtɪv]

n

(= inhabitant) [country, town] → natif/ive m/f
a native of Russia → une personne originaire or native de Russie
to be a native of Canada → être originaire or natif du Canada

(= original inhabitant) [colonized country] → indigène mf
They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land → Ils ont utilisé la force pour bannir les indigènes des terres les plus fertiles.

adj

[person] → de souche
He's a native Californian → C'est un Californien de souche. native country, native language, native speaker, native tongue

[species, plant, animal] → endémique
traditional native species such as oak, beech and birch → les espèces endémiques traditionnelles, telles que chênes, hêtres et bouleaux
to be native to [+ country, area] [plant, animal] → être endémique de
These are the only lilies native to Great Britain → Ce sont les seuls lis endémiques de Grande-Bretagne.

[ability] → inné(e)
Native American

n → Indien(ne) m/f d'Amérique

adj → amérindien(ne)
native country n → pays m natal
my native country → mon pays natal
native language n → langue f natale
English is not their native language → L'anglais n'est pas leur langue natale.
native speaker n → locuteur/euse m/f natif/ive
a French native speaker, a native speaker of French → une personne de langue maternelle française
an English native speaker, a native speaker of English → une personne de langue maternelle anglaise
native tongue n → langue f natale

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native

adj

product, costume, customs, habits, plants → einheimisch; (= associated with natives) → der Eingeborenen; population → eingeboren; native country → Heimatland nt; native town/city → Heimatstadt f; native language or tongue → Muttersprache f; the native inhabitants or people → die Einheimischen pl; (in colonial context) → die Eingeborenen pl; (= original inhabitants) → die Ureinwohner pl; native tribe → Eingeborenenstamm m; the native habitat of the tiger → die Heimat or der natürliche Lebensraum des Tigers; my native Germany → mein Heimatland nt → or meine Heimat Deutschland; his native Berlin → seine Heimatstadt or Vaterstadt Berlin; a native German → ein gebürtiger Deutscher, eine gebürtige Deutsche; California’s most famous native son → der berühmteste Sohn Kaliforniens; an animal/tree native to India → ein in Indien beheimatetes Tier/beheimateter Baum; to go native → wie die Eingeborenen leben

(= inborn) wit, quality → angeboren

metal → gediegen

n

(= person) → Einheimische(r) mf; (in colonial contexts) → Eingeborene(r) mf; (= original inhabitant) → Ureinwohner(in) m(f); a native of Britain/Germany → ein gebürtiger Brite/Deutscher, eine gebürtige Britin/Deutsche

to be a native of … (plant, animal) → in … beheimatet sein

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native:

native-born

adj attr → gebürtig

native country

n → Heimatland nt, → Vaterland nt

native land

n → Vaterland nt

native speaker

n → Muttersprachler(in) m(f); I’m not a native of English → Englisch ist nicht meine Muttersprache; he speaks English like a native → er spricht Englisch, als wäre es seine Muttersprache

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native [ˈneɪtɪv]

1. adj

a. (country, town) → natale, natio/a, nativo/a; (dialect) → nativo/a
he's a native Italian speaker → è di madrelingua italiana
native language → lingua materna, madrelingua
native land → paese m natio, patria

b. (innate, ability) → innato/a, naturale

c. (indigenous, animal, plant) → indigeno/a, originario/a; (product, resources) → del luogo, del paese
native to → originario/a di
Britain's native red squirrel → lo scoiattolo rosso originario della Gran Bretagna

d. (of the natives, customs, costume, rites) → del luogo, del paese

e. (offensive) (non-Western) → indigeno/a

2. n

a. (of birth, nationality) → abitante m/f del luogo
he's a native of Japan → è giapponese di nascita
he's a native of Salzburg → è originario di Salisburgo
he speaks Italian like a native → parla l'italiano come un madrelingua

b. (offensive) (esp in colonies) → indigeno/a

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native [ˈneɪtɪv]

1. adj

a. (country, town) → natale, natio/a, nativo/a; (dialect) → nativo/a
he's a native Italian speaker → è di madrelingua italiana
native language → lingua materna, madrelingua
native land → paese m natio, patria

b. (innate, ability) → innato/a, naturale

c. (indigenous, animal, plant) → indigeno/a, originario/a; (product, resources) → del luogo, del paese
native to → originario/a di
Britain's native red squirrel → lo scoiattolo rosso originario della Gran Bretagna

d. (of the natives, customs, costume, rites) → del luogo, del paese

e. (offensive) (non-Western) → indigeno/a

2. n

a. (of birth, nationality) → abitante m/f del luogo
he's a native of Japan → è giapponese di nascita
he's a native of Salzburg → è originario di Salisburgo
he speaks Italian like a native → parla l'italiano come un madrelingua

b. (offensive) (esp in colonies) → indigeno/a

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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 kotimaan natal מְקוֹמִי सहज, जन्मजात, पैदाइशी, आस्ट्रेलिया में पैदा हुआ या गोरा domaći (ős)honos, ősi asli móður- locale, nativo 自国の (그 고장에) 특유한, 원산인 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 syntyperäinen de souche יְלִיד देशी, स्वदेशी rodom iz,po rođenju született, bennszülött asli innfæddur nativo 生来の 토착의, 원주민의 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 luontainen 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 syntyperäinen asukas autochtone יְלִיד मूल निवासी rodom iz születésű, állampolgár orang kelahiran heimamaður nativo ～生まれの人 ... 태생인 사람 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, 현지인 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 intiaani אִינדִיאָנִי अमरीकी मूल प्रजाति सदस्य američki Indijanac amerikai indián Indian indiano d'America アメリカ先住民 아메리카 인디언 (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 äidinkieli שְׂפַת אֵם देशी भाषा materinji jezik anyanyelv bahasa Ibu lingua madre 母語 모국어 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 kieltä äidinkielenään puhuva 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 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 syntyperäinen 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 특정 고장이 원산인 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 예수의 탄생 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

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native → بلدي rodný indfødt Heimat- γηγενής natal synnyin- natif domaći nativo 出生地の 태어난 autochtoon innfødt rodzimy nativo родной infödd พื้นเมือง yerli thuộc nơi sinh 本国的