native en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈneɪtɪv/ US, weak vowel distinction
- /ˈneɪtɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈneɪtəv/ General American, weak vowel merger
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naive and neif. Displaced native Middle English thedisch, equivalent to (puristic) theed + -ish. By surface analysis, Latin nat- + -ive. Compare also inborn.
Meanings
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Belonging to one by birth or ancestry.
They were dressed in their native costumes.
1877, Maria Margaret Grant, The Sun-Maid. A Romance., page viii:In my natyf language I wyl not opres, / More of her werke, for it is obscure; / Who wyl therof knowe all the perfeytnes / In phylosophy he shall fynde it ryght sure, / Whyche all the trouth can to hym discure.
1509, Stephen Hawes, The Pastime of Pleasure: An Allegorical Poem (Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages; vol. XVIII.), reprinted from the edition of 1555, London: Percy Society, published 1846, cap. xxiv. “Of the five internall wittes.”, stanza 14, lines 1–5, page 111:The Language I haue learn’d these forty yeares (My natiue English) now I must forgo.
1593, William Shakespeare, Richard II, act I, scene iii, line 160:[…] But to the Snake those accents sweet were known / His native tongue and hers; […]
1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, canto I, stanza xix, lines 5–6:His name has been metamorphosed in Syria and Egypt into the more native-sounding Abulides.
1876, Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger, translated by Alfred Plummer, Hippolytus and Callistus, volume II, page 87:Happy the man, whose wish and care / A few paternal acres bound, / Content to breathe his native air / In his own ground.
c. 1700, Alexander Pope, Ode on Solitude, first quatrain:This is my native land.
Thy sentence…robs my tongue from breathing natiue breath.
ibidem, line 173I need a volunteer native New Yorker for my next joke…
English is not my native language.
Their habits, as we can see them transacted, are native.
1841, George Catlin, Letters and Notes on the Customs and Manners of the North American Indians, volume I, published 1844, page 6:They have a native language of their owne, but the Persian tongue is understood by most.
1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels into Africa and Asia the Great, second edition, page 37:Those of the western church were obliged to acquire some knowledge of Latin; and for Greek, to those of the eastern church it was still (with a few corruptions) their native language.
1780, James Harris, Philological Inquiries (pages 385–539), in The Works of James Harris, Esq., with an account of His Life and Character, by his son, The Earl of Malmesbury., Oxford: printed by J. Vincent for Thomas Tegg, 73, Cheapside, London, published 1841, part III (pages 454–539), chapter xiv. “Superior Literature and Knowledge both of the Greek and Latin Clergy […] ” (pages 529–533), page 529:
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Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
Many native artists studied abroad.
Native peoples in the continental United States are called Native Americans or American Indians.
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(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
alt of Native
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Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
native oysters or strawberries
Clover is not native to the Americas, but it is firmly established there.
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(of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.
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(of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
cloud native, crypto native
The native integer size is sixteen bits.
This is a native back-end to gather the latest news feeds.
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Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
native aluminium
native salt
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Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
1678, R[alph] Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe: The First Part; wherein All the Reason and Philosophy of Atheism is Confuted; and Its Impossibility Demonstrated, London: […] Richard Royston, […], →OCLC:
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Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
Must I thus leave thee Paradise? thus leave Thee Native Soile, these happie Walks and Shades, Fit haunt of Gods?
1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:native dust
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Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
The head is not more native to the heart, […] Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| natyf | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| more native | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| natiue | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most native | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
foreign (antonym(s) of) · naturalized · fremd · allochthonous
Deriveds
native soil · unnative · native tongue · native land · native devil · native-like · native bundle · non-native · native millet · native language · native bear · nativist · native-speaking · native speaker · native advertising · native daughter · native code · native signer · native plum · nativar · native gardenia · nonnative · native myrtle · cloud-native · native ground · native wit · nativeness · native tiger · non-native speaker · native fuchsia · natively · near-native · nativelike · native species · AI-native · native support · non-native-speaker · native steel · native resolution · native-speaker · nativism · seminative · nativize · nativehen · native heath · native son · go native · native monkey · native loquat · native leek · native tobacco · native-born · native-speakerism · native bread · native title · native companion
Hypernyms
earliest · original · primordial · primeval
Relateds
first · ancient · primitive · local · natural
Synonyms
autochthonal · autochthonous · endemic · aboriginal (born or grown in the region in which it is found) · native · inlandish · inborn (belonging to one by birth) · innate · indigenous
Translations (165)
fi luonnollinen (mineralogy: occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form) · eo denaska (belonging to one by birth) · fi alkuperäis- (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · be тузе́мны (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · bg роден (belonging to one by birth) · te జన్మస్థలం (belonging to one by birth) · sh starosedeoc (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · pl rodzimy (belonging to one by birth) · ru родно́й (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · la indigenus (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ro autohton (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · nl inheems (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · ru родно́й (belonging to one by birth) · uk рі́дний (belonging to one by birth) · hu helyi (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · sq vendës (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · fi syntymä- (belonging to one by birth) · nb innfødt (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · el γενέθλιος (belonging to one by birth) · cmn 土著 (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh рођени (belonging to one by birth) · hu veleszületett (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · pt oriundo (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · hu … születésű (belonging to one by birth) · nl geboorte- (belonging to one by birth) · sv inhemsk (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · hi मूल (belonging to one by birth) · hu anya- (belonging to one by birth) · mhr абориген (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nl oorspronkelijk (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh sȁmorodan (belonging to one by birth) · hu helybéli (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · el ντόπιος (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · la indiges (belonging to one by birth) · uk корінни́й (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh rođeni (belonging to one by birth) · be тубы́льны (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ro de la naștere (belonging to one by birth) · bg туземен (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · mt nattiv (belonging to one by birth) · be карэ́нны (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · de einheimisch (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · cs rodný (belonging to one by birth) · ru ме́стный (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · fi syntyperäinen (belonging to one by birth) · fi autoktoninen (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · ang inlende (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · mk роден (belonging to one by birth) · gd gnèitheach (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · fi kotoperäinen (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · mk местен (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · el μητρικός (belonging to one by birth) · uk тубі́льний (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · pt indígena (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh староседеоц (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · mk роден (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · da indfødt (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · it aborigeno (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · fr autochtone (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ang inlende (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · hi उत्पत्ति (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · it nativo (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · fr maternel (belonging to one by birth) · fr natif (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · it nativo (belonging to one by birth) · nl aangeboren (belonging to one by birth) · nl native (computing: pertaining to a particular system) · it endemico (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · hu született (belonging to one by birth) · nl autochtoon (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · it indigeno (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh са̏мородан (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh староседеоц (belonging to one by birth) · ka მკვიდრი (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ka ადგილობრივი (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ru тузе́мный (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · hu őshonos (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · as থলুৱা (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · fi alkuperäinen (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ro matern (belonging to one by birth) · pt nativo (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · it autoctono (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nn innfødd (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · cmn 本地 (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · sq amëtar (belonging to one by birth) · hu bennszülött (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · be ро́дны (belonging to one by birth) · sa देशज (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ru тузе́мный (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · hi उत्पत्ति (belonging to one by birth) · sq autokton (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nb hjemmehørende (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · gl nativo (belonging to one by birth) · de gebürtig (belonging to one by birth) · pl natywny (computing: pertaining to a particular system) · de gebürtig (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sh sȁmorodan (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ja 土着の (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · hu honos (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · nl inheems (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · ar أَصْلِيّ (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · fa بومی (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · es nativo (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · sh са̏мородан (belonging to one by birth) · mk мајчин (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nn heimehøyrande (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · ang inlendisċ (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · az doğma (belonging to one by birth) · el ιθαγενής (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · ro localnic (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · hu helybeli (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · el αυτόχθων (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · hy հայրենի (belonging to one by birth) · ko 토산의 (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · hi मूल (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · eo indiĝena (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · la indiges (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · hu őshonos (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · ba туған (belonging to one by birth) · it nativo (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · tl katutubo (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ang inlendisċ (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nl ingeboren (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · fi alkuperäis- (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia) · as থলুৱা (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · hy մայրենի (belonging to one by birth) · hi मूल (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · pl ojczysty (belonging to one by birth) · hu honos (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nl geboren en getogen (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · as থলুৱা (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · cmn 本地 (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · ro originar (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · nl inheems (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · pt nativo (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · as থলুৱা (belonging to one by birth) · ru коренно́й (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · fi paikallinen (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · pl tubylczy (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · it nativo (computing: pertaining to a particular system) · ja 自国の (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · be тубы́льчы (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · fr indigène (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · pl rdzenny (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · ro nativ (belonging to one by birth) · fi alkuperäinen (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia) · sh starosedeoc (belonging to one by birth) · fi alkuperäinen (original; constituting the original substance of anything) · hu eredeti (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · hu szülő- (belonging to one by birth) · nl moeder- (belonging to one by birth) · bg местен (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · fr endémique (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · pt nativo (computing: pertaining to a particular system) · el γηγενής (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · it natio (belonging to one by birth) · nl natief (computing: pertaining to a particular system) · it oriundo (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · grc αὐτόχθων (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · es oriundo (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found) · pt nativo (belonging to one by birth) · nb heimehørende (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · ru ме́стный (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality) · hu őslakó (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times) · sq autokton (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)