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Word: Native
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci
ˈneɪtɪv
a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
Short Definition:person born in specified place
Examples:- a native of Montreal
- an eighteen-year-old Brooklyn native
Word: Native
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈneɪtɪv
associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth
Short Definition:associated with place of person's birth
Examples:- he's a native New Yorker
- her native country
(of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth
Short Definition:of indigenous origin or growth
Examples:- eagle owls aren't native to Britain
- Scotland's few remaining native pinewoods
(of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate
Short Definition:innate
Examples:- some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing
(of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state.
Short Definition:found in pure state
designed for or built into a given system, especially denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it.
Short Definition:designed for given system
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