Definition of "native"
- adjective
Belonging to one by birth.
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.
Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
- noun
A person who is native to a place (literal or metaphoric).
A North American Indian or Aboriginal person.
Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.
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