non-native

== English == === Alternative forms === nonnative === Etymology === From non- +‎ native. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /nɒnˈneɪtɪv/ Rhymes: -eɪtɪv Rhymes: -eɪtɪv === Adjective === non-native (not comparable) Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive. ==== Usage notes ==== The hyphenated and solid forms are similarly common in the American corpus, while the hyphenated form outperforms the solid one by a factor of 4.3 in the British corpus. GPO manual item 6.29. recommends to spell non- prefixed words without a hyphen unless an overriding consideration applies. ==== Derived terms ==== non-native speaker non-native species ==== Translations ==== === Noun === non-native (plural non-natives) A person who is not native. === References ===