native
/ˈneɪtəv/ adjective A2- Belonging to one by birth or ancestry. · This is my native land.· English is not my native language.
- Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times. · Many native artists studied abroad.· Native peoples in the continental United States are called Native Americans or American Indians.
- Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported. · native oysters or strawberries· Clover is not native to the Americas, but it is firmly established there.
- Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans. · The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple.
- Pertaining to the system or architecture in question. · This is a native back-end to gather the latest news feeds.· The native integer size is sixteen bits.
- Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form. · native aluminium· native salt
- Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
- Original; constituting the original substance of anything. · native dust
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Another proof that he was a native of the universal country was apparent in the fact of his knowing no other Italian words than the terms used in music, and which like the “goddam” of Figaro, served all possible linguistic requirements.
“Your native shrewdness, my dear Watson, that innate cunning which is the delight of your friends, would surely prevent you from inclosing cipher and message in the same envelope.
“Ah, then, I suppose you heard Haydée’s guzla; the poor exile frequently beguiles a weary hour in playing over to me the airs of her native land.”
“You should not speak so to an old friend like me, Caderousse, as you said just now; you are a native of Marseilles, I am——”
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