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Adjective
/ˈnātiv/,
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natives, plural;
  1. Associated with the country, region, or circumstances of a person's birth
    • - he's a native New Yorker
    • - her native country
  2. Of the indigenous inhabitants of a place
    • - a ceremonial native dance from Fiji
  3. (of a plant or animal) Of indigenous origin or growth
    • - these plants are native to North America
    • - America's native black bear
  4. (of a quality) Belonging to a person's character from birth rather than acquired; innate
    • - some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing
    • - a jealousy and rage native to him
  5. Designed for or built into a given system, esp. denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it

  6. (of a metal or other mineral) Found in a pure or uncombined state

Noun
  1. A person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
    • - a native of Montreal
    • - an eighteen-year-old Brooklyn native
  2. A local inhabitant
    • - New York in the summer was too hot even for the natives
  3. One of the original inhabitants of a country, esp. a nonwhite as regarded by European colonists or travelers

  4. An animal or plant indigenous to a place
    • - the marigold is a native of southern Europe
  1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
  2. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"
  3. a person born in a particular place or country; "he is a native of Brazil"
  4. belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language"
  5. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
  6. indigenous plants and animals
  7. Native is a French R&B band composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne (born 20 January 1968 in Villemomble) and Chris Mayne (born 12 January 1970 in Villemomble). She began their singing career as chorister with Niagara and Gérald De Palmas. ...
  8. Native plant is a term to describe plants endemic (indigenous) or naturalized to a given area in geologic time.
  9. The Native is a Marvel Comics character. She first appeared in Wolverine vol. 3 #13, and was created by Greg Rucka and Darick Robertson.
  10. Native: Methodology for sharing code processing over a number of CPU cores
  11. (Natives (stamps)) Primitives in philately, also called natives, refer to postage stamps that were crudely designed and printed as compared with the sophisticated productions of industrialized countries such as the United Kingdom or the United States. ...
  12. (Nativity (Correggio)) The Nativity (also known as the Holy Night or as Adoration of the Shepherds) is a painting finished around 1529-1530 by the Italian painter Antonio da Correggio. It is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden.
  13. (nativeness) The state or condition of being native
  14. (Natives (gardens and plants)) indigenous to Australia, belonging naturally.
  15. (Natives) Local people. (The poor benighted townspeople who go home to warm dry houses every night, and sleep in clean vermin free beds in those houses.
  16. (Natives) Members of the host organization in which the Big Adventure takes place. Some natives may be Steak Holders.
  17. (Natives) means people who lived somewhere first. What’s the word?
  18. (natives) the people born in and belonging to a place
  19. (Nativity) In Christianity, the supposed birth of Jesus about the time of the winter solstice. This date is due to the labors of the 6th century Roman abbot, Dionysius Exiguus. ...
  20. (Nativity) Process of being born.
  21. (Nativity) This refers to the time and circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus. We also use the term “Nativity scene” which can either be an exhibit with mannequins, or a “live Nativity” with human models and live animals. These are usually shown in a stable or cave setting.
  22. (Nativity) by Gerard van Honthorst Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1576x1873, 220 KB) Description: Title: de: Anbetung der Hirten Technique: de: Leinwand Dimensions: Country of origin: de: Niederlande (Holland) Current location (city): de: Nantes Current location ...
  23. (The Nativity) fresco by Giotto, circa 1305–06, depicting the elipsis
  24. (nativity) Sacred Destinations on Flickr
  25. (nativity) a horoscope for the time of one's birth (among other meanings, of course)