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"native Americans"adjectivecharacteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
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"the art of the natives of the northwest coast"nounan indigenous person who was born in a particular place
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"he is a native of Brazil"nouna person born in a particular place or country
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"native copper"adjectiveas found in nature in the elemental form
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"my native land" "one's native language"adjectivebelonging to one by birth
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"the native North American sugar maple" "many native artists studied abroad"adjectivecharacteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic originOpposite:
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nounindigenous plants and animals
Definition that contains native
- apple native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
- marine native to or inhabiting the sea
- tomato native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
- lotus native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
- breadfruit native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread
- anise native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
- endemic native to or confined to a certain region
- corn borer moth native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
- indian lotus native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
- golden cup native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-grey finely dissected foliage