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native

native

84 3.7
A person from the original people of a place, not later settlers
  • noun
  • /ˈneɪtɪv/
translation icon : indígena
  • I am forever stuck halfway between the natives and the tourists.
  • Alaska Native
  • Alaskan Native
  • American Indian/Alaska Native

And and dude, there were times I went out dressed just like a native in their clothes.

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Examples

  • Conflict between the natives and the Spanish came to a halt.

  • Abdi Daisane, a Somali native, works with a nonprofit group that helps Somali refugees find jobs in Minnesota.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Understand sometimes when I put this map up in front of native people, they get very angry.

  • Religions of the native peoples of South America.

  • We'll need to win the hearts and the minds of the natives.

  • If you're in a foreign country, you ought to learn the language from the natives, not another tourist.

  • Some Spaniards were highly sympathetic to natives and their ideas and practices, while others were intolerant.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The native people of the region have rich traditions that date back thousands of years.

  • Our guide was a native who shared fascinating stories about his ancestors.

  • Many natives still practice their traditional customs despite outside influences.

Synonyms

aborigine
vsnative
4 8.6

A person from the first people living in a place before others arrived

focuses on indigenous origin but adds distinction from later settlers
aboriginal
vsnative
2 7.6

A member of the first people who lived in a region

is similar but stresses difference from newcomers or foreigners
indigene
vsnative
1 9.4

A person native to a place where their family lived for many generations

emphasizes belonging as opposed to later settlers or foreigners
tribesperson
vsnative
6.5

A person who lives in a small community that shares the same customs

refers to indigenous origin more than simply tribal membership

Antonyms

19 3.7

A person not accepted by a group

Compounds

161 3.4

A person whose family lived in North or South America before Europeans arrived

The first language a person learns as a child

9 3.7

A person born in a place who did not move there later

9 3.6

A country where a person was born and still feels at home

A person who learned a language as a child and uses it as their main language

A person whose family comes from the first people of the Hawaiian Islands

A person whose family comes from the original peoples of Alaska

1 4.4

The land where you are born and grow up

A person whose family lived in Alaska before other people arrived

native Australian
  • Australian
1 5.1

A person whose family lived in Australia before Europeans arrived

native pear
  • Australian
1 9.9

A tree that has pear-shaped fruit with thick hard skin

A person from the original communities who lived in Alaska or whose family comes from them

native bear
  • Australian
4.8

A small Australian animal that lives in trees, carries babies in a pouch, and eats eucalyptus leaves

native beech
  • Australian
8.9

A tall Australian tree with hard wood used to make furniture and tools

native cat
  • Australian
9.2

A small Australian animal that looks like a cat and carries its babies in a pouch

native cranberry
  • Australian
7.4

A low spreading shrub with bright red flowers and small berries like cranberries

native fuchsia
  • New Zealand
8.4

A shrub or small tree from New Zealand with dark red flowers that grows up to 10 feet tall

native pomegranate
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian tree that makes tart red fruit you can eat

native sulphur
  • Archaic
8.7

A bright yellow mineral that occurs as pure crystals in rocks and near volcanoes

native holly
  • Australian
9.8

A low evergreen shrub from southern Australia with triangular or heart-shaped leaves and orange-yellow flowers

native orange
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian tree that has dark purple berries you can eat

native peach
  • Australian
8.1

An Australian fruit with red flesh used in desserts and jam

How Indigenous

native
84 3.7
local
197 1.2
settler
108 4.1

Surface Forms

native singular
natives plural

Etymology

Native used for indigenous people comes from natus 'born' and gives the idea of the first people 'born' in that land before later settlers arrived, which is why it points to original inhabitants.