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native Definition

na·tive (nāt′iv)

adjective

  1. inborn or innate rather than acquired
  2. belonging to a locality or country by birth, production, or growth; indigenous a native Bostonian, native industry, native plants
  3. related to one as, or in connection with, the place of one's birth or origin one's native land, one's native language
  4. simple; natural; free from affectation
  5. as found in nature; natural and not refined, adorned, or altered by man
  6. occurring in a pure state in nature native gold
  7. of or characteristic of the natives, or indigenous inhabitants, of a place
  8. Native American Native land rights

Etymology: ME natyf < MFr natif < L nativus < natus, born: see nature

noun

  1. a person born in the place or country indicated
    1. an original or indigenous inhabitant of a region, as distinguished from an invader, explorer, colonist, etc.
    2. an indigenous plant or animal
  3. a permanent resident, as distinguished from a temporary resident or visitor

native Related Forms

na′·tively adverb na′·tive·ness noun

native Idioms

go native

to adopt the mode of life, often one less complicated, of the native inhabitants

native Synonyms

native

modif.

  1. Natural

    innate, inherent, inborn, implanted, inbred, ingrained, inwrought, congenital, fundamental, hereditary, inherited, essential, constitutional; see also natural 1.

    Antonyms unnatural*, foreign*, alien. *

  2. Originating in or characteristic of a region

    aboriginal, indigenous, endemic, original, native-born, belonging, coming from, autochthonous, autochthonal, primary, primeval, primitive, vernacular, domestic, local, found locally, regional, homegrown, natal, mother, by birth; see also regional.

    Antonyms imported*, brought in, transplanted, foreign.

native applies to a person born, or thing originating, in a certain place or country a native New Yorker, native fruits; indigenous, which also suggests natural origin in a particular region, is applied to races or species rather than to individuals the potato is indigenous to South America; aboriginal applies to the earliest known inhabitants (or, rarely, animals or plants) of a region the Indians are the aboriginal Americans; endemic, applied esp. to plants and diseases, implies prevalence in or restriction to a particular region typhus is endemic in some tropical areas

go native

adopt a different way of life, live simply, vegetate; see change 4.

native Synonyms

native

n.

  1. Aborigine

    aboriginal, autochthon, primitive, ancient, original inhabitant, indigenous inhabitant, tribesman, savage*.

  2. Citizen

    citizen, inhabitant, indigene, local*; see citizen, resident. See syn. study at citizen.

native Telecom Definition

  1. Pertaining to something in its original, natural form. As examples, voice and video are analog in their native forms, whereas computer-to-computer communications are digital.
  2. Referring to program code or an application written for a specific operating environment, such as an operating system (e.g., DOS or UNIX) or processor.

native Usage Examples

Converse of object

go: Luckily, I work most closely with great people who, to the large part, haven't " gone native " there.

Adjective modifier

  • hostile: A nine hundred mile trek inland took them through hostile natives, tropical diseases and intense heat.
  • non: These trees are referred to as non native, or aliens.
  • French: IT Help Desk - French & German - Bristol A French native was found for an internal computer helpdesk in a multinational corporation.

Modifies a noun

  • speaker: Chinese native speaker, having good English language skills.
  • tongue: Students not having English as their native tongue must also attain an IELTS score of 7. Duration MSc: 1 year full-time.
  • woodland: In the past five years the group have planted 10 ha of new native woodlands.
  • specie: Higher plant taxonomy Scotland has 1,000 native vascular plant species, many of which are the subject of conservation concern.
  • flora: This part of the garden is for our native flora.
  • tribe: The Pueblo appear to be the oldest of all any Native American tribes in the United States.

Modifying Another Word

  • dear: I know thou wilt go with me, not only over the border of my dear native country but over the border of time.
  • especially: Voyages are especially native americans offering if you wish travel uniworld cruises.
  • once: Since they were once native to this country, wild boar form a natural part of woodland ecology.

Noun used with modifier

  • plant: Litter pick - map area and discuss future options - plant native heathers.
  • tree: Natural carnuba wax is derived from a tree native to Brazil, and is nature's hardest, purest and most transparent wax.

Possessives

love: Native's love for at historic towns a casual sport housing beautiful reproductions.

Used with adjective complement

buy: You'll be able to buy native Northumberland seed and plants for your garden from Northumberland Wildflowers in our marquee.

Preposition: of

  • dominica: Native of dominica to a rock the interior design.
  • parish: Declaring always that in bestowing said bursaries a preference shall be given to young men natives of the parishes of Crawford and Leadhills.
  • country: Flashy has many a derogatory racial name for the natives of the countries he visits.