native

na-tive · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Associated with the place where a person was born or a thing originated.

  2. 2.

    A person born in a specified place.

  3. 3.

    (of a plant or animal) Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place.

  4. 4.

    A local inhabitant.

  5. 5.

    Inherent or innate.

Forms

plural: natives

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    native speaker — someone who learned a language as their first language
  • •
    go native — to adopt the customs of a local culture

Related words

Antonyms: alien, exotic, foreign
See also: indigenous, local, natives
Synonyms: indigenous, local, original

Etymology

From Latin nativus ("innate, born"), from nasci ("to be born").