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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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... his face, as she scrutinized it, a stormy glow of the man's native, coarse, imperious virility, reasserting itself through the mask of torpor which this vacuous year had superimposed. The large features were somehow grown larger still; they dominated the countenance as rough bold headlands dominate a shore. It was the visage of a conqueror—of a man gathering ...
— The Market-Place • Harold Frederic
... were half asleep. Coach and horses and driver were so dead and alive, so Rip Van Winkle-like, that the temptation was almost irresistible to stir them up, to wake them out of their dream. To Teddy, with his native love of mischief, ...
— The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall - Or, Great Days in School and Out • Spencer Davenport
... that could not be placated and he took no pains to hide the fact. He had happened to be in the vicinity prospecting when Macdonald had rushed his entries. Partly out of mere perversity and partly by reason of native shrewdness, old Holt had slipped in and located one of the best claims in the heart of the group. Nor had he been moved to a reasonable compromise by any amount of persuasion, threats, or tentative offers to buy a relinquishment. He was obstinate. He knew a good ...
— The Yukon Trail - A Tale of the North • William MacLeod Raine
... the approaching foxes, and, going to the end of the line, lay down out of sight to watch what would happen. When the foxes drew near, one of them seized the bait, and the Eskimo, jerking the line, caught the fox by the tongue. In that way the native caught six foxes before he returned to the post; but then, as everyone in the Far North knows, white foxes are ...
— The Drama of the Forests - Romance and Adventure • Arthur Heming
... friendship. I cannot claim the most remote affinity with your career in arms. There is nothing connected with this sad fragment of history, either in fact or hope, to suggest any association with your name or achievements. But as my main object is to show that Ireland's failure was not owing to native recreancy or cowardice, I feel satisfied that of all living men, your position and character will best sustain the sole aim of my present ...
— The Felon's Track • Michael Doheny


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