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[ adjective ] being such by origin
Examples "the native North American sugar maple" "many native artists studied abroad" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)A group of native trees or plants which are outstanding in a particular county can be featured at the site . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)Few of the native Jews who had lived in Lublin were still in the ghetto . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Then there was North_America , where American was the native speech of all except the twenty descendants of French-Canadians living on the Hudson_Bay_Preserve . Related terms foreign homegrown native-born native-born domestic autochthonal |
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[ adjective ] normally existing at birth
Synonyms Examples "mankind's connatural sense of the good" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Because of the authentic homogeneity of his early Nationalistic materials , and his flair for orchestrations - his brilliant Petruchka , his savage Sacre_du_Printemps , his incisive Les_Noces - the world kept hoping that he could recapture the historical direction for which his native talents were predisposed . In the process , his native endowments were stretched , strengthened and disciplined to serve their human purpose . (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)They bring an inextricable component of value within themselves , with attractions and repulsions native to their own quality . |
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[ noun ] a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person
Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The rangy , Albany ( Cal. ) native , a surprise slugging sensation for the Flock last year as_well as a defensive whiz , set `` improved fielding '' as his 1961 goal . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)For_one_thing , the organs of speech of the Ozagen natives differed somewhat from Earthmen 's ; the sounds made by these organs were , therefore , dissimilar . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The terms are fairly safe to use on this side of the ocean , but before you start spouting them to your date , it might be best to find_out if he was a member of Major_Pockmanster 's Delhi_Regiment , since resentment toward the natives was reportedly very high in_that outfit . |
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[ adjective ] belonging to one by birth
Examples "my native land" "one's native language" Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)Thomas_Douglas , fifth Earl of Selkirk , a noble humanitarian Scot concerned with the plight of the crofters of his native Highlands , conceived a plan to settle them in the valley of the Red_River of the North . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)On the eve of his return to their native Naxos he speaks with his wife of the masterpiece which rises before them in its completed perfection . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Synonyms Examples "native Americans" "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)All_around the Mediterranean_Sea , Asia_Minor , northern India , and Tibet , Hebrew was the native tongue . Related terms |
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