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native noun
Meaning : An indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
Example :
The art of the natives of the northwest coast.
The Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students.
Synonyms : aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, indigene
Meaning : A person born in a particular place or country.
Example :
He is a native of Brazil.
Meaning : Indigenous plants and animals.
native adjective
Meaning : Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
Example :
The native North American sugar maple.
Many native artists studied abroad.
Meaning : Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.
Example :
Native Americans.
The aboriginal peoples of Australia.
Synonyms : aboriginal
Meaning : As found in nature in the elemental form.
Example :
Native copper.
