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Native a. : Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

Native a. : 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.

Native a. : 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.

Native a. : Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.

Native a. : Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.

Native a. : Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Native a. : Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver.

Native a. : Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.

Native n. : 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.

Native n. : Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.

Example:
How much Native American must you be to be considered for a scholarship?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Native Speaker, a book by Pee Lee. Native Language Music, a record label. Indigenous (ecology), species present by nature, not introduced. Indigenous peoples, sometimes referred to as "natives" Nativism (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) aboriginal
  (noun) indigen
  (noun) indigene
  (noun) individual
  (noun) mortal
  (noun) person
  (noun) somebody
  (noun) someone
  (noun) soul
antonyms
  (adjective) adopted
  (adjective) foreign
  (adjective) nonnative
similar terms
  (adjective) autochthonal
  (adjective) autochthonic
  (adjective) autochthonous
  (adjective) connatural
  (adjective) domestic
  (adjective) endemic
  (adjective) homegrown
  (adjective) inborn
  (adjective) inbred
  (adjective) indigenous
  (adjective) native-born
  (adjective) pure


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