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NGSL Rank: 1636
native
ˈneɪtɪv Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
    E.g. a native of Montreal
adjective
  • associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth.
    E.g. he's a native New Yorker
  • (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth.
    E.g. eagle owls aren't native to Britain
  • (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate.
    E.g. some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing
  • (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state.
  • designed for or built into a given system, especially denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it.

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