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[ˈneɪtɪv], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not
(e.g: a native of Montreal)
Phrases:
- go native
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci
[ˈneɪtɪv], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth
(e.g: he's a native New Yorker)
- (of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth
(e.g: eagle owls aren't native to Britain)
- (of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate
(e.g: some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing)
- (of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state
- designed for or built into a given system, especially denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it
Phrases:
- go native
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Latin nativus, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci
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