C14: from Latin nātālis of one's birth, from nātus, from nascī to be born
natal in British English2
(ˈneɪtəl)
adjective
anatomy
of or relating to the buttocks
Word origin
from New Latin nates buttocks
Natal in British English
noun
1. (nəˈtæl)
a former province of E South Africa, between the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean: set up as a republic by the Boers in 1838; became a British colony in 1843; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced by KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Pietermaritzburg
2. (Portuguese naˈtal)
a port in NE Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, near the mouth of the Potengi River. Pop: 1 049 000 (2005 est)
Natal in American English
(nəˈtæl; nəˈtɑl)
1.
former province of E South Africa: now part of KwaZulu-Natal province
2.
seaport in NE Brazil: capital of Rio Grande do Norte state: pop. 607,000
natal in American English
(ˈneɪtəl)
adjective
1.
of or connected with one's birth
2.
dating from birth
3.
native
said of a place
Word origin
ME < L natalis < natus, pp. of nasci, to be born: see genus
Examples of 'natal' in a sentence
natal
`I said I'd hurt you because of the post natal depression I went through when you were born.