non-nativeadj.n.
/nɒnˈneɪtɪv/, U.S. /nɑ(n)ˈneɪdɪv/ A. adj.
1. Not native; (of an animal or plant) alien, introduced.
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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > relating to non-native flora
non-native1855
adventive1856
pioneer1875
colonizing1880
introduced1884
alien1903
the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [adjective]
introduct?a1475
introductory1605
insititious1639
invecteda1641
introductive1659
non-native1855
introduced1884
1855 N.-Y. Daily Times 27 Apr. 2/1 Of the non-native or immigrant portion of the population we are informed that only the Irish would be likely to stand aloof from the enlisting office.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 2 Sept. 2/1 The country which is..dependent upon intelligent work for non-native wealth.
1975 Verbatim May 5/2 Nonnative speakers seem to lack the security of being able to admit they are ignorant of a word.
1998 Conservation Biol. 12 1304/2 Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Husnot was the only nonnative plant found.
2. North American. Of a person: not a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North America. Also: not of or belonging to any of the indigenous peoples of North America.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [adjective] > foreign (of country or place) or situated abroad > of or relating to a foreign land
un-i-cundeeOE
althedisheOE
althedyOE
elelendisha1000
fremda1000
outlandishOE
strange1297
outenc1300
unkindc1300
outlandsc1330
foreign?1435
outland1488
peregrine1532
uncouth1533
forinsecal1539
exterior1540
extern1543
unnative1568
uplandish1586
external1587
tramontane1596
exotical1601
estranged1614
undenizened1635
extra-marine1639
outlanding1643
ultramarine1656
transmontane1727
forinsec service1728
foreigneering1806
trans-oceanic1827
vilayati1843
alienized1860
oversea1881
overwater1889
overseas1892
furrin1895
non-native1932
1932 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 24 Jan. 5 b/2 (headline) Indians seek to oust non-native settlers.
1960 G. W. Rogers Alaska in Transition v. 198 The presence of nonnative blood apparently carries no stigma and many are leaders and prominent in Indian affairs.
2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 19 Aug. Ottawa will be flexible on the key point of whether native people must stick to the same fishing seasons as non-native people.
2018 @creewarrior7 4 Mar. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) We do resent non-Native organizations attempting to co-opt a Native protest.
B. n.
A non-native person, animal, or plant.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > non-native inhabitant
alien?a1400
out-comelingc1400
strangerc1460
free denizen1551
denizen1576
peregrine1593
inmatea1600
outcomer1607
resident alien1801
metic1808
expatriate1818
international1851
offcome1859
overrunner1876
aubain1882
offcomer1898
non-native1899
outworlder1948
transplant1961
expat1962
non-patrial1971
1899 Polit. Sci. Q. 14 34 It [sc. the British-Indian government] exercises full jurisdiction over all non-natives.
1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 748/2 The two earliest recorded ascents [sc. of the High Alps] were due to non-natives.
1963 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 32 5 The ‘non-natives’ [sc. blowflies] taken on the Lab. section were twenty-four.
1993 Seattle Times 18 July c2/1 The one personality trait that my fellow non-natives have noticed about Seattlelites is their deep inferiority complex.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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