Term: native
Native (adjective / noun) /ˈneɪ.tɪv/
Translations (LV)
- Dzimtais: (valoda, zeme) kas pieder pie dzimšanas vietas.
- Vietējais: kas dabiski aug vai dzīvo noteiktā vietā.
- Iebūvēts: (tehnikā) kas ir specifisks konkrētai sistēmai vai videi.
Examples
1. Language & Identity
- “Her native language is Latvian, but she is fluent in English and German.”
- “Although he has lived in London for ten years, he is a native of Riga.”
- “The document was translated by a native speaker to ensure there were no awkward phrasings.”
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
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, indigenousRELATED WORDS:
local, regional; originalNEAR ANTONYMS:
imported, introduced, transplanted; alien, exotic, foreign, strange; expatriate, immigrant2.
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
SYNONYMS:
native, natural, raw, rude, undressed, unprocessed, unrefined, untreatedRELATED WORDS:
undeveloped; rough-hewn, semifinished, unfinished, unpolished; uncooked; impure, unfilteredNEAR ANTONYMS:
filtered, pure, purified3.
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, naturalRELATED WORDS:
basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typicalNEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external1.
a usually longtime resident of a locality
SYNONYMS:
local, localite, townie ( towny), year-rounderRELATED WORDS:
denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, occupant, resident, residerNEAR ANTONYMS:
excursionist, sightseer, traveler ( traveller); holidayer, vacationer, vacationist2.
a member of the first race to inhabit a region
SYNONYMS:
aboriginal, autochthon, indigene ( indigen), nativeRELATED WORDS:
primitiveNEAR ANTONYMS:
alien, foreigner