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Native   /nˈeɪtɪv/   Listen
adjective
Native  adj.  
1.
Arising by birth; having an origin; born. (Obs.) "Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times."
2.
Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.
3.
Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic.
4.
Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.
5.
Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital "Courage is native to you."
6.
Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). (R.) "the head is not more native to the heart,... Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father."
7.
(Min.)
(a)
Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold.
(b)
Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.
Native American party. See under American, a.
Native bear (Zool.), the koala.
Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia (Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger.
Native devil. (Zool.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under Devil.
Native hen (Zool.), an Australian rail (Tribonyx Mortierii).
Native pheasant. (Zool.) See Leipoa.
Native rabbit (Zool.), an Australian marsupial (Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and form.
Native sloth (Zool.), the koala.
Native thrush (Zool.), an Australian singing bird (Pachycephala olivacea); called also thickhead.
Native turkey (Zool.), the Australian bustard (Choriotis australis); called also bebilya.
Synonyms: Natural; natal; original; congenital. Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial.


noun
Native  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France; the natives are restless.
2.
(Stock Breeding) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. (U.S.)





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"Native" Quotes from Famous Books



... prayers I make will then be sweet indeed If Thou the spirit give by which I pray: My unassisted heart is barren clay, Which of its native self can nothing feed: Of good and pious works thou art the seed, Which quickens only where thou say'st it may: Unless thou shew to us thine own true way No man can find it: Father! thou must lead. ...
— Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. 1 • William Wordsworth
... organization. This, it is important to note, was established as a result of correspondence with a farmer of that place, and in by far the smallest town of the four. Kelley seems at first to have made the mistake of attempting to establish the order in the large cities, where it had no native ...
— The Agrarian Crusade - A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics • Solon J. Buck
... moments the blacks held their ground within the entrance to the street, but the revolvers, rifles and cutlasses of the Frenchmen crumpled the native spearmen and struck down the black ...
— Tarzan of the Apes • Edgar Rice Burroughs
... fortification, one probably much older than the other, enclosing some 60 acres. The area excavated in 1914 was a tiny piece, about 30 yards square; the results were most promising. Five levels of stratification could be distinguished. The lowest and earliest yielded small objects of native work and Roman potsherds of the late first century: higher up, Roman coins and pottery of the second century appeared, and in the top level, Roman potsherds assigned to the fourth century. One Roman potsherd, from a second-century level, ...
— Roman Britain in 1914 • F. Haverfield
... Opoponax, whose mind Soared above her native tutors, Imperturbably declined All these brave and dusky suitors. Finally she hailed a tramp And, contriving to decamp To the shores of Patagonia, Finding them too chill and damp, ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Oct. 10, 1917 • Various


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