Term: native





native (adj) /ˈneɪ.tɪv/

Similar to: indigenous; local; original; inherent; innate
Definition: relating to the place where a person was born or where a plant or animal naturally lives and grows; also describes a skill or quality you have from birth.
Translation: dzimtais, vietējais, pamatiedzīvotāju, dabīgs
Examples: “She is a native speaker of Latvian, but she also speaks English fluently.” “The kangaroo is native to Australia and is not found in the wild elsewhere.” “He returned to his native land after living abroad for twenty years.”

native (noun) /ˈneɪ.tɪv/

Similar to: local; inhabitant; citizen; aborigine
Definition: a person who was born in a particular place.
Translation: vietējais iedzīvotājs, pamatiedzīvotājs
Examples: “As a native of New York, he knew all the best places to eat in the city.” “The natives of the island were very welcoming to the explorers.” “She is a native of Riga but now lives in London.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
native (adjective)
1.
- inborn innate native talents
2.
belonging to a particular place by birth
3.
archaic closely related
4.
belonging to or associated with one by birth
5.
- natural normal
6.
a) grown, produced, or originating in a particular place or in the vicinity - local
b) living or growing naturally in a particular region - indigenous
7.
- simple unaffected
8.
a) constituting the original substance or source
b) found in nature especially in an unadulterated form - mining native silver
9.
chiefly Australian having a usually superficial resemblance to a specified English plant or animal
10.
capitalized of, relating to, or being a member of an aboriginal people of North or South America - native american
native (noun)
1.
one born or reared in a particular place
2.
a) an original or indigenous inhabitant
b) something indigenous to a particular locality
3.
a local resident , especially a person who has always lived in a place as distinguished from a visitor or a temporary resident
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
native (adjective)
1.
belonging to a particular place by birth or origin
SYNONYMS:
aboriginal, autochthonous, born, domestic, endemic, indigenous
RELATED WORDS:
local, regional; original
NEAR ANTONYMS:
imported, introduced, transplanted; alien, exotic, foreign, strange; expatriate, immigrant
nonindigenous, nonnative
native (adjective)
2.
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
SYNONYMS:
native, natural, raw, rude, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreated
RELATED WORDS:
undeveloped; rough-hewn, semifinished, unfinished, unpolished; uncooked; impure, unfiltered
NEAR ANTONYMS:
filtered, pure, purified
dressed, processed, refined, treated
native (adjective)
3.
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
SYNONYMS:
built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained ( engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
RELATED WORDS:
basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical
NEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external
adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
native (noun)
1.
a usually longtime resident of a locality
SYNONYMS:
local, localite, townie ( towny), year-rounder
RELATED WORDS:
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, occupant, resident, resider
NEAR ANTONYMS:
excursionist, sightseer, traveler ( traveller); holidayer, vacationer, vacationist
native (noun)
2.
a member of the first race to inhabit a region
SYNONYMS:
aboriginal, autochthon, indigene ( indigen), native
RELATED WORDS:
primitive
NEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreigner
nonnative
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