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nonnative

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adj.1.not being or composed of aborigines; as, the nonnative population of South Africa. Opposite of native.
2.Of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; foreign-born; as, our large nonnative population.
3.Originating in a different region and acclimated to a new environment; - of plants or animals.
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Adj.1.nonnative - not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa"
aboriginal, native - characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
2.nonnative - of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population"
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"
3.nonnative - of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing
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"


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