Meaning

• An aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:

Meaning

• Aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:

Meaning

• A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.

• A native speaker.

• Ostrea edulis, a kind of oyster.

Meaning

• Belonging to one by birth.

  "English is not my native language."

• Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

  "The native peoples of Australia are called aborigines."

• Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.

  "Many native artists studied abroad."

• (of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.

  "The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple."

• (of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.

  "The native integer size is sixteen bits."

• Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.

• Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

• Original; constituting the original substance of anything.

  "native dust"

• Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).