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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Belonging to one by birth.
  • Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.
  • Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
  • North American|also '''Native''' Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.
  • biology|of a species Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
  • computing|of software Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
  • mineralogy Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.

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Noun:

  • A person who is native to a place (literal or metaphoric).
  • North American|also '''Native''' A North American Indian or Aboriginal person.
  • Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.

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