Definition of "native"
adjective:
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Belonging to one by birth.
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Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
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Of or relating to North American Indians or Aboriginal people.
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Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
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Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man.
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Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
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Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
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noun:
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A person who is native to a place (literal or metaphoric).
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A North American Indian or Aboriginal person.
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Sometimes used pejoratively against indigenous peoples by their colonizers.
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