native
1. na.tive \'na-t-iv\ aj [ME natif, fr. MF, fr. L nativus, fr. natus, pp.
of nasci)X to be born - more at NATION 1: INBORN, INNATE 2: belonging to a
particular place by birth archaic 3: closely related 4: belonging to or
associated with one by birth 5: NATURAL, NORMAL 6a: grown, produced, or
originating in a particular place or in the vicini ty : LOCAL 6b:
INDIGENOUS 7: SIMPLE, UNAFFECTED 8a: constituting the original substance
or source 8b: found in nature esp. in an unadulterated form chiefly
Austral 9: having a usu. superficial resemblance to a specified English
plant or a nimal belonging to a locality. NATIVE implies birth or origin in
a place or region and may suggest compatibility with it; INDIGENOUS applies
to species or races and adds to NATIVE the implication of not having been
introduced from elsewhere; ENDEMIC implies being peculiar to a region;
ABORIGINAL implies having no known race preceding in occupancy of the
region - na.tive.ly av SYN syn NATIVE, INDIGENOUS, ENDEMIC, ABORIGINAL mean
2. native n 1: one born or reared in a particular place 2a: an original or
indigenous inhabitant 2b: something indigenous to a particular locality
3: a local resident; esp : a person who has lived all his life in a place
as distinguished from a visitor or a temporary resident