native /nāˈtiv/ adjective- Belonging naturally
- Innate
- Inherent
- Natural
- In a natural state
- Unsophisticated
- Occurring in a natural station
- Occurring naturally as a mineral (not manufactured), or naturally uncombined (as an element)
- Belonging by birth
- Having a right by birth
- Born or originating in the place
- Being the place of birth or origin
- Belonging to the people originally or at the time of discovery inhabiting the country, esp when they are not regarded as fully civilized
- Connected by birth
- Born in slavery or bondage (obsolete)
- Applied to Australian plants and animals which have been given the same name as a different plant or animal found elsewhere, eg the native bear (the koala)
- (of an oyster) raised in a (British) artificial bed
- Denoting software, data, etc that is specifically designed for the system on which it is run (computing)
noun- Someone born in any place
- Someone born and for a long time resident in a place
- Someone born under a particular planet or sign
- A member of a native race
- A member of a non-white race, esp in a colonized country (derogatory informal; no longer common)
- (in South Africa) a black person (now considered offensive and no longer in official use)
- A person of non-Aboriginal descent born in Australia
- An indigenous species, variety, or breed, or an individual of it
- A native oyster
- A person born in slavery or bondage (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L nātīvus, from nāscī, nātus to be born naˈtively adverb naˈtiveness noun naˈtivism noun - The belief that the mind possesses some ideas or forms of thought that are inborn and not derived from sensation
- The tendency to favour the natives of a country in preference to immigrants
- The policy of protecting native culture from the threat of external influences
naˈtivist noun and adjective nativisˈtic adjective nativity /nə-tivˈi-ti/ noun - The state or fact of being born
- The time, place and manner of birth
- Nationality by birth
- The fact or status of being native
- (often with cap) the birth of Christ, hence the festival commemorating it, Christmas, or a picture representing it
- A horoscope
- Slavery or bondage by birth (obsolete)
Native American noun A member of the indigenous peoples of America Naˈtive-American adjective native bear noun The koala naˈtive-born adjective - Born in the country
- Having a (specified) status by virtue of birth (Scot; obsolete)
Native Canadian noun A Native American of Canada Naˈtive-Canadian adjective native cat noun A marsupial cat, a carnivorous, cat-sized white-spotted animal of the genus Dasyurus, with a pointed snout native companion see brolga native land noun The land to which one belongs by birth native language noun The language one acquires first, usu that of one's native land native rock noun Unquarried rock native speaker noun Someone who speaks the language in question as his or her native language native title noun (Aust law) The rights of indigenous peoples to ownership of their traditional lands nativity play noun A play performed by children at Christmas-time representing events at the birth of Christ go native see under go1 one's native heath One's homeland, one's own locality |