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native

Definition

  • noun: a person who was born or raised in a particular place
  • noun: one born or reared in a particular place
  • adjective: born in a particular place
  • adjective: belonging to a particular place by birth
  • used to refer to the place where a person was born and raised
  • synonyms: inborn, congenital, original

Examples

  • The college has English classes for 'non-native' speakers. [=people who are not native speakers of English]

  • After a few weeks, she was comfortable enough to 'go native' and wear shorts to work.

  • I was surprised at how well people in that country treated me, a 'non-native'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) - What did you say? I don't blame you. I'd get off on her surveillance photos, too. Knock it off! What? Are you going native on me, Brian? Have you read Toretto's file lately? - Yeah. I memorized that file. - Read it again. No, better still, take a look at these. Remember I told you about the guy (..)
    2001 The Fast and the Furious