noun
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
Synonyms
Examples
- the art of the natives of the northwest coast
- the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
noun
a person born in a particular place or country
Examples
- he is a native of Brazil
noun
indigenous plants and animals
adjective
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
Examples
- the native North American sugar maple
- many native artists studied abroad
adjective
belonging to one by birth
Examples
- my native land
- one's native language
adjective
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
Synonyms
Examples
- native Americans
- the aboriginal peoples of Australia
adjective
as found in nature in the elemental form
Examples
- native copper