native

== English == === Alternative forms === natiue, natyf (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naive and neif. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈneɪtɪv/ (US) (General American, weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈneɪtəv/ (US, weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ˈneɪtɪv/ Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Hyphenation: na‧tive === Adjective === native (comparative more native, superlative most native) Belonging to one by birth. ibidem, line 173: Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times. Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia). Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported. a native inhabitant native oysters or strawberries (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans. (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question. cloud native, crypto native (mineralogy) 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 Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). ==== Synonyms ==== (belonging to one by birth): inborn, innate; See also Thesaurus:innate (born or grown in the region in which it is found): aboriginal, autochthonous, indigenous; See also Thesaurus:native ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “born or grown in the region in which it is found”): foreign, naturalized, fremd; See also Thesaurus:foreign ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === native (plural natives) A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place. (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia). A native speaker. A native plant or animal. Antonym: exotic An oyster of species Ostrea edulis. ==== Usage notes ==== In North America, native/Native came into use as an umbrella term for the indigenous inhabitants of America as Indian began to fall out of formal usage (because it originated from Columbus's mistaken belief that he was in India and the people he encountered were Indians). Other designations include Native American, Native Canadian, and American Indian. In Canada, the terms include Inuit and Metis and the adjectives First Nation/First Nations. ==== Synonyms ==== homeling (uncommon, obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Native, sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 32–33. James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Native, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VI, Part 2 (M–N), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 33–34. “native”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. native in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. Raymond Williams (1983), “Native”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 215. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “native”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.tiv/ Homophone: natives === Adjective === native feminine singular of natif === Anagrams === enviât, vanité, veinât, venait == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: na‧tì‧ve === Adjective === native feminine plural of nativo === Noun === native f pl plural of nativa === Anagrams === Aventi, aventi, avinte, evinta, nevati, vanite, venati, viante, vinate == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [naːˈtiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [naˈtiː.ve] === Adjective === nātīve vocative masculine singular of nātīvus == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [naˈti.ve] === Adjective === native feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of nativ