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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.
     nasci, p. p. natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Neif
     a serf.]
     1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,
              rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
                                                    --Cudworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;
        as, native dust. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Courage is native to you.             --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd.).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              the head is not more native to the heart, . . .
              Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Native American party. See under American, a.
  
     Native bear (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
  
     Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
        Australia ({Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a
        truffle, but much larger.
  
     Native devil. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under
        Devil.
  
     Native hen (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
        Mortierii).
  
     Native pheasant. (Zo["o]l.) See Leipoa.
  
     Native rabbit (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial
        ({Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and
        form.
  
     Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala.
  
     Native thrush (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird
        ({Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.
  
     Native turkey (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard
        ({Choriotis australis); -- called also bebilya.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.
  
     Usage: 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.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Native \Na"tive\, 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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     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.]
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Native \Na"tive\, a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p.
     natus. See Nation, and cf. Na["i]ve, Nelf a serf.]
     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.
                                                    --Cudworth.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Native \Na"tive\, 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.
  
     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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  native
       adj 1: being such by origin; "the native North American sugar
              maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" [ant: foreign]
       2: belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native
          language" [ant: adopted]
       3: being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the
          beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of
          Australia" [syn: aboriginal] [ant: nonnative]
       4: as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"
       5: normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of
          the good" [syn: connatural, inborn, inbred]
       n : a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous
           person [syn: indigen, indigene]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 αυτόχθων, γηγενής
     2 ντόπιος, ιθαγενής
     3 γενέθλιος, μητρικός
     4 που κατέχει κάτι από τη γέννησή του
     5 (ετ πληροφ en) το εγγενής λογισμικό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr natif)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it nativo  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it nativa)
     Romanian a.
     (inflection of ro nativ  f//n p nom//acc)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Native
     a.
     Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by
  English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which is more
  general.}
     n.
     An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one
  colonized by English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which
  is more general.}

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     a.
     1 belong to one by birth.
     2 characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from
  prehistoric times.
     3 (alternative case form of en Native nodot=1) (gloss: of or relating
  to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
     4 Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not
  foreign or imported.
     5 (lb en biology of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a
  given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
     6 (lb en computing of software) Pertaining to the system or
  architecture in question.
     7 (lb en mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined
  form.
     8 Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
     9 Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
     10 Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
     n.
     1 A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a
  place.
     2 (lb en in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as
  distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners
  or settlers/colonizers. (alternative case form of en Native nodot=1)
  (gloss: aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Native
     a.
     Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by
  English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which is more
  general.}
     n.
     An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one
  colonized by English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which
  is more general.}

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr natif)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it nativo  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it nativa)
     Romanian a.
     (inflection of ro nativ  f//n p nom//acc)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Native
     a.
     Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by
  English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which is more
  general.}
     n.
     An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one
  colonized by English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which
  is more general.}

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr natif)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it nativo  f p)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it nativa)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Native
     a.
     Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by
  English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which is more
  general.}
     n.
     An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one
  colonized by English-speaking people. {q|Compare (m en native), which
  is more general.}

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     Englanti a.
     1 syntymä-, synnyin-
     2 koti-, kotimaan
     3 synnynnäinen
     4 syntyperäinen
     Englanti n.
     1 (''antropologia'') alkuasukas
     2 paikallinen asukas, alkuperäisasukas
     3 syntyperäinen asukas

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  native
     Engelska a.
     1 inhemsk, infödd
     2 medfödd
     Engelska n.
     inföding, person som är inhemsk (i en plats); infödd person

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  inheems

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  المواطن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  native //ˈneɪtəv// //ˈneɪtɪv// 
  1. роден
  belonging to one by birth
  2. местен
  characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
  3. туземен
  characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  native //ˈneɪtəv// //ˈneɪtɪv// 
  1. туземец
  person of aboriginal stock
  2. местен
  person who is native to a place

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/ 
  domorodec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/ 
  domorodý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/ 
  rodný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  rodák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  přirozený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  rodilý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  Eingeborene , Eingeborener
     Synonyms: indigenous man, indigenous woman
  
   see: indigenous people, tribal people
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
   [dated]  [pej.] Ureinwohner , Eingeborener 
     Synonyms: indigenous inhabitant, indigene, aboriginal inhabitant, native inhabitant
  
   see: indigenous inhabitants, indigenes, aboriginal inhabitants, native inhabitants, natives, aborigines, First Nations people, native American
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  angeboren, natürlich, nativ  [geh.]  [psych.]
        "his native wit"  - sein Mutterwitz

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  einheimisch, eingeboren, indigen, autochthon  [soc.]
     Synonyms: indigenous, aboriginal
  
   see: indigenous peoples, native folklore
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/ 
  heimatlich , Heimat… [soc.]  [pol.]
        "his native Poland"  - sein heimatliches Polen, seine Heimat Polen

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  heimisch, einheimisch, beheimatet, autochthon  [bot.]  [zool.]
           Note: an einem Ort
     Synonyms: indigenous, autochthonous
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  heimisch, einheimisch, eingesessen [alt] , bodenständig  [soc.]
     Synonym: indigenous
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  muttersprachlich  [ling.]
        "teaching in your native language"  - muttersprachlicher Unterricht
        "a language course in a native country"  - ein Sprachkurs in einem muttersprachlichen Land
     Synonyms: native language …, in your native language
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  programmeigen, systemeigen, auf die Software/Hardware zugeschnitten  [comp.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  programmspezifisch, programmeigen, nativ  [comp.]
        "native file format"  - programmeigenes Dateiformat
     Synonym: program-specific
  
   see: native code
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  systemspezifisch, systemeigen, maschinenspezifisch, nativ  [comp.]
     Synonyms: system-specific, machine …
  
   see: native compiler, native code, machine code
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  ursprünglich, original , Ur…
     Synonym: original
  
   see: native format, legacy format, historical format
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  gediegen  [min.]
     Synonym: free
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  
  ιθαγενής, ντόπιος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  native //ˈneɪtəv// //ˈneɪtɪv// 
  1. syntyperäinen
  belonging to one by birth
  2. autoktoninen, kotoperäinen
  biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality
  3. alueellinen, paikallinen
  characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
  4. alkuperäinen
  characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  native //ˈneɪtəv// //ˈneɪtɪv// 
  1. alkuasukas
  person of aboriginal stock
  2. alkuasukas, paikallinen asukas
  person who is native to a place

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  native /neitiv/
  1. autochtone
  2. inné, naturel
  3. aborigène

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/ 
  1. देशी
        "This area's native tongue is Hindi."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/ 
  1. मूल~निवासी
        "I am a native of M.P.."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  domaći, domorodac, izvorni, koji se odnosi na rođenje, mjesni, prirodan, prirođen, rodni, rođen, samorodan, starosjedilački, urođen, urođenik, urođenički, čist

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  1. bennszülött
  2. ôslakó

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  native //ˈneɪtəv// //ˈneɪtɪv// 
  1. 自国
  characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
  2. 土着
  characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  native /neitiv/
  1. autochton
  2. indigena

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  native /neıtıv/ 
  1. gimtasis, gimtinės, įgimtas
  2. tėvyninis, vietinis, čionykštis
  3. paprastas, nedirbtinis

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  native /neitiv/
  1. autochtoon, oorspronkelijke bewoner
  2. oerbewoner
  3. aangeboren, ingeboren
  4. inheems, inlands

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  native /ˈneɪtɪv/
  I.   1.  rodzinny
   2.  rodzimy, rodzimy (to - dla)
   3.  ojczysty
   4.  rodowity
  II.    krajowiec

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  native /neitiv/
  1. aborígene, autóctone, indígena
  2. aborígena

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  native /neitiv/
  1. innato
  2. indígena

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  native //ˈneɪtəv// //ˈneɪtɪv// 
  inhemsk
  characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  native /nˈeɪtɪv/
  1. yerli, tabii, doğal
  2. doğuştan
  3. basit, suni olmayan
  4. bir yerde doğan kimse
  5. yerli mal veya hayvan. native-born  doğma büyüme, yerli. nativecitizen doğuştan vatandaşlık hakkı olan kimse. native land anavatan, anayurt, asıl mem- leket.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈneɪtɪv/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/nativ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  110 Moby Thesaurus words for "native":
     aboriginal, aborigine, agrarian, arcadian, artless, atavistic,
     autochthon, autochthonous, basic, best, bodily, born, bucolic,
     by birth, candid, citizen, clan, coeval, congenital, connatal,
     connate, connatural, constitutional, crude, direct, domestic,
     earliest inhabitant, endemic, ethnic, exclusive, first,
     first comer, genetic, genuine, hereditary, home, homebred,
     homegrown, homespun, honest, impure, in the blood, in the raw,
     inartificial, inborn, inbred, incarnate, indigene, indigenous,
     indwelling, inhabitant, inherent, inherited, inland, innate,
     instinctive, instinctual, internal, intestine, intrinsic, local,
     local yokel, municipal, natal, national, native to, native-born,
     natural, natural to, naturelike, organic, original, pastoral,
     physical, primal, primitive, primitive settler, pristine,
     provincial, raw, resident, run-of-mine, rural, straightforward,
     temperamental, tribal, unacquired, unadorned, unaffected,
     unartificial, unassuming, uncultivated, undesigning, undisguising,
     undissembling, undissimulating, undomesticated, unembellished,
     unfeigning, ungraded, unpretending, unpretentious, unsorted,
     unspoiled, unsullied, untouched, unvarnished, vernacular, virgin,
     virginal
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 本地人,土产,土人;
  a. 本国的,与生俱来的,自然的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 本地人,土产,土人
     a. 本国的,与生俱来的,自然的

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