- 1[only before noun] connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life your native land/country/city It is a long time since he has visited his native Chile. Her native language is Korean. see native speaker
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- 2[only before noun] connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time a native of New York
- 3[only before noun] connected with the people who originally lived in a country before other people, especially white people, came there native peoples native art
- 4native (to…) (of animals and plants) existing naturally in a place synonym indigenous the native plants of America The tiger is native to India. native species Some animals are in danger because their native habitat is being destroyed.
- 5[only before noun] that you have naturally, without having to learn it synonym innate native cunning Idioms
(of a person staying in another country) to try to live and behave like the local people You will be able to meet local people, eat local food and “go native”.
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