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Native

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Meanings of Native

Adjective

  • Belonging to a place by birth.
  • Living in a place for a long time, like the native people of a country.
  • Something that grows or lives naturally in a place, not brought from somewhere else.
  • Original or natural to a place.
  • Naturally occurring, like native gold found in rivers.

Noun

  • A person who was born in a place.
  • A person who speaks a language as their first language.

Explanation of the word: Native

Native means someone or something that comes from a certain place. Like if you are born in a city, you are a native of that city.

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