Native
adjective
Born in a particular place.
He is native to New Zealand.
Often appears as...
- native to
- native of
adjective
Characteristic of a particular place or naturally found there.
These plants are native to tropical regions.
Often appears as...
- native species
- native environment
noun
A person born in a particular place or country.
He's a native of Brazil living in the U.S.
Often appears as...
- native of
- native born
adjective
Relating to the fundamental, built-in, core features of a system or device.
This app is native to the iOS platform.
Often appears as...
- native app
- native platform
noun
The first people to live in a place.
Natives of America were forced from their lands.
Often appears as...
- native people
- native culture
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Disapproving
adjective
Born in a particular place.
He is native to New Zealand.
Often appears as...
- native to
- native of
adjective
Characteristic of a particular place or naturally found there.
These plants are native to tropical regions.
Often appears as...
- native species
- native environment
noun
A person born in a particular place or country.
He's a native of Brazil living in the U.S.
Often appears as...
- native of
- native born
adjective
Relating to the fundamental, built-in, core features of a system or device.
This app is native to the iOS platform.
Often appears as...
- native app
- native platform
noun
The first people to live in a place.
Natives of America were forced from their lands.
Often appears as...
- native people
- native culture
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/2Place of Birth
Use 'native' to emphasize where someone was originally born, highlighting their origin.
She is native to Ireland, even though she now lives in Canada.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Residence
Being a resident doesn't make you a native. 'Native' refers to birthplace, not just current living place.
He’s lived in Japan for 20 years, but he's native to Spain.
Pro Tip 1/2Place of Birth
Use 'native' to emphasize where someone was originally born, highlighting their origin.
She is native to Ireland, even though she now lives in Canada.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Residence
Being a resident doesn't make you a native. 'Native' refers to birthplace, not just current living place.
He’s lived in Japan for 20 years, but he's native to Spain.
Pro Tip 1/2Place of Birth
Use 'native' to emphasize where someone was originally born, highlighting their origin.
She is native to Ireland, even though she now lives in Canada.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Residence
Being a resident doesn't make you a native. 'Native' refers to birthplace, not just current living place.
He’s lived in Japan for 20 years, but he's native to Spain.
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Divers Fight the...
been available for many of our native fish dogs like snapper and grouper that are feeding on similar small bodied reef fishes they're also certainly having a direct predatory impact on many of those small reef fishes and while we don't fish for those species those species perform important ecological services on
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How languages evolve -...
Linguistics can even reveal other important historical clues, such as determining the geographic origins and lifestyles of ancient peoples based on which of their words were native, and which were borrowed. There are two main problems linguists face when constructing these language family trees.
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Why you don’t like the...
that holds the strings of the whole system. Your inner voice is the one you hear when you read a text silently, when you rehearse for an important conversation. Sometimes is hard to turn it off, it's really hard to look at the text written in your native language,
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The threat of invasive...
They're successfully outcompeting top predators, such as the alligator and panther, causing a significant reduction in their food sources. They're not a problem in their native Asia because diseases, parasites, and predators help to control their population size.
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How Magellan circumnaviga...
enough to cover the expedition and turn a profit. An obsessive chronicler, Pigafetta described the lands and people they encountered. With the help of a humble slave, he also compiled the world's first phrase book of native languages.
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
the other plants and animals that rely on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species
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Is math discovered or...
Since ancient times, mankind has hotly debated whether mathematics was discovered or invented. Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the universe around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself,
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Giving checkmate is...
was only a game for me but it became gradually competitive it suited very much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by practicing daily chess chess became as my native language I never forget when I
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Why do we feel...
But as migration increased worldwide, nostalgia was observed in various groups. It turned out that anyone separated from their native place for a long time was vulnerable to nostalgia. And by the early 20th century,
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The Venus Fly Trap’s...
but how can a plant with no nerves or muscles move so quickly venus flytrap is one of the world's most iconic carnivorous plants yet it is native to small areas of pine
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Divers Fight the...
been available for many of our native fish dogs like snapper and grouper that are feeding on similar small bodied reef fishes they're also certainly having a direct predatory impact on many of those small reef fishes and while we don't fish for those species those species perform important ecological services on
Video examples
How languages evolve -...
Linguistics can even reveal other important historical clues, such as determining the geographic origins and lifestyles of ancient peoples based on which of their words were native, and which were borrowed. There are two main problems linguists face when constructing these language family trees.
Video examples
Why you don’t like the...
that holds the strings of the whole system. Your inner voice is the one you hear when you read a text silently, when you rehearse for an important conversation. Sometimes is hard to turn it off, it's really hard to look at the text written in your native language,
Video examples
The threat of invasive...
They're successfully outcompeting top predators, such as the alligator and panther, causing a significant reduction in their food sources. They're not a problem in their native Asia because diseases, parasites, and predators help to control their population size.
Video examples
How Magellan circumnaviga...
enough to cover the expedition and turn a profit. An obsessive chronicler, Pigafetta described the lands and people they encountered. With the help of a humble slave, he also compiled the world's first phrase book of native languages.
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
the other plants and animals that rely on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of more than a hundred indigenous species
Video examples
Is math discovered or...
Since ancient times, mankind has hotly debated whether mathematics was discovered or invented. Did we create mathematical concepts to help us understand the universe around us, or is math the native language of the universe itself,
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
was only a game for me but it became gradually competitive it suited very much to my character as from a very early age I love challenges by practicing daily chess chess became as my native language I never forget when I
Video examples
Why do we feel...
But as migration increased worldwide, nostalgia was observed in various groups. It turned out that anyone separated from their native place for a long time was vulnerable to nostalgia. And by the early 20th century,
Video examples
The Venus Fly Trap’s...
but how can a plant with no nerves or muscles move so quickly venus flytrap is one of the world's most iconic carnivorous plants yet it is native to small areas of pine
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Quote examples
Kim Edwards
American Author
Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I'm not so sure about that - or it's more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go.
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Georg Solti
Hungarian Musician
But one day, when I was still young, I was parted from my family and left my native country. I hunted and searched for music, and destiny turned me into the object of my hunt. The circumstances of life became my 'antlers' and prevented me from returning home.
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Amanda Gorman
American Poet
I think that's the challenge of our generation: if we are all technology natives, how do we live with influence both online and off, and how do we make sure that both of those aren't lacking in some type of deeper human connection and substance?
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Sheila Heti
Canadian Writer
When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts that are native to you. So that probably winds up in your characters.
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Henry Hudson
English Explorer
These natives are a very good people; for when they saw that I would not remain, they supposed that I was afraid of their bows; and, taking their arrows, the broke them in pieces and threw them into the fire.
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Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.
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John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
The grief of the keen is no personal complaint for the death of one woman over eighty years, but seems to contain the whole passionate rage that lurks somewhere in every native of the island.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground.
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Karen Civil
American Businesswoman
As an Elizabeth native, I believe it is my duty to give back to my community. Our youth is our future, and it truly takes a village to raise a child.
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Pablo Sandoval
Venezuelan Athlete
Venezuelan baseball is more aggressive, more passionate, more exciting. The fans are not the same as in your native country.
Quote examples
Kim Edwards
American Author
Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I'm not so sure about that - or it's more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go.
Quote examples
Georg Solti
Hungarian Musician
But one day, when I was still young, I was parted from my family and left my native country. I hunted and searched for music, and destiny turned me into the object of my hunt. The circumstances of life became my 'antlers' and prevented me from returning home.
Quote examples
Amanda Gorman
American Poet
I think that's the challenge of our generation: if we are all technology natives, how do we live with influence both online and off, and how do we make sure that both of those aren't lacking in some type of deeper human connection and substance?
Quote examples
Sheila Heti
Canadian Writer
When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts that are native to you. So that probably winds up in your characters.
Quote examples
Henry Hudson
English Explorer
These natives are a very good people; for when they saw that I would not remain, they supposed that I was afraid of their bows; and, taking their arrows, the broke them in pieces and threw them into the fire.
Quote examples
Emma Goldman
Russian Activist
In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home.
Quote examples
John Millington Synge
Irish Poet
The grief of the keen is no personal complaint for the death of one woman over eighty years, but seems to contain the whole passionate rage that lurks somewhere in every native of the island.
Quote examples
Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground.
Quote examples
Karen Civil
American Businesswoman
As an Elizabeth native, I believe it is my duty to give back to my community. Our youth is our future, and it truly takes a village to raise a child.
Quote examples
Pablo Sandoval
Venezuelan Athlete
Venezuelan baseball is more aggressive, more passionate, more exciting. The fans are not the same as in your native country.
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