English adjective: native | |||
1. | native characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin | ||
Samples | The native North American sugar maple. Many native artists studied abroad. | ||
Similar | autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, domestic, endemic, homegrown, indigenous, native-born | ||
Antonyms | foreign, strange | ||
2. | native belonging to one by birth | ||
Samples | My native land. One's native language. | ||
Similar | connatural, inborn, inbred | ||
Antonyms | adopted, adoptive | ||
3. | native characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning | ||
Samples | Native Americans. The aboriginal peoples of Australia. | ||
Synonyms | aboriginal | ||
Antonyms | nonnative | ||
4. | native as found in nature in the elemental form | ||
Samples | Native copper. | ||
Similar | pure | ||
Antonyms | impure | ||
English noun: native | |||
1. | native (person) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place | ||
Samples | The art of the natives of the northwest coast. The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students. | ||
Synonyms | aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, indigene | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Filipino, Levantine, Mauritian, Russian, Seychellois | ||
2. | native (person) a person born in a particular place or country | ||
Samples | He is a native of Brazil. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
3. | native indigenous plants and animals | ||
Broader (hypernym) | being, organism | ||