Native

  • 1Native — Na tive (n[=a] t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na[ i]ve}, {Neif} a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Anaximander s opinion is, that the gods are native,… …

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  • 2native — adj Native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal, autochthonous all mean belonging to or associated with a particular place by birth or origin. A person or thing is native (opposed to foreign, alien) that has had his or its birth or origin in the… …

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  • 3Native — (duo)  Cet article concerne le groupe de musique. Pour les autres significations, voir Natif. Le groupe Native est un duo français créé en 1991. Il se compose de deux sœurs, Laura Mayne (l ainée, née le 20 janvier 1968 à Villemomble) et… …

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  • 4native — I (domestic) adjective aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, domestic, enchorial, enchoric, endemic, endemical, home grown, indigenous, local, locally born, not alien, not foreign, original, regional, unborrowed, vernacular II… …

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  • 5Native — Na tive, n. 1. One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France; the natives are restless. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Stock… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6native — native. См. природный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …

    Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • 7native — natively, adv. nativeness, n. /nay tiv/, adj. 1. being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one s native land. 2. belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native… …

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  • 8native — na|tive1 W3 [ˈneıtıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(country)¦ 2 native New Yorker/population/inhabitants etc 3 native language/tongue 4¦(plant/animal)¦ 5¦(art/custom)¦ 6¦(natural)¦ 7 go native ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: natif, from …

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  • 9Native — The term native can have many different social and political connotations in different contexts. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term, for example, when stating that one is a native of a particular city or that a certain language is… …

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  • 10native — [[t]ne͟ɪtɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ natives 1) ADJ: ADJ n Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up. It was his first visit to his native country since 1948... Mother Teresa visited her native Albania. 2) N COUNT: N… …

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