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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
native
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mother/native tongue (=the language you learn as a child)
▪ She felt more comfortable talking in her native tongue.
Native American
native speaker
▪ For the spoken language, students are taught by native speakers.
native (=having always been in a particular country)
▪ Desert broom is a species native to Arizona.
sb's home/native city (=where they were born or grew up)
▪ He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.
sb’s first/native language (=the language someone first learned as a child)
▪ His first language was Polish.
sth’s native habitat (=the particular place where an animal or plant lives or grows)
▪ Even in its native habitat, the plant is very rare.
your home/native country (=where you were born or live permanently)
▪ After five years in America, she returned to her home country, Japan.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
city
▪ It shows a corner of my native city some years after the end of the last war.
▪ Your king has conquered my native city.
▪ So he wasn't chauffeured about in his native city.
▪ He successfully combined his career with worldwide travel and scientific study, often applying the resulting experience to benefit his native city.
country
▪ He despised his native country and said so in print.
▪ He moved back to his native country briefly, where he married, and then returned here, Crum said.
▪ Dedicated, you will find, to the main religion of my own native country.
▪ Lille is currently undergoing major renovation, creating an ideal opportunity for its works to be better known outside its native country.
▪ During the scandal, it was alleged that one of his jets was used to smuggle arms to his native country.
▪ Others behave as annuals in our climate but are true perennials in their native countries.
▪ Lots of our pet fish are regarded as food in their native countries.
culture
▪ In 1996 a royal commission concluded that the problem went beyond attempts to snuff out native culture.
▪ Mullican had been raised in Okiahoma, an area rich with many native cultures.
fish
▪ New beaches were formed as were backwaters to nurture native fish.
▪ The mesquite forests that once lined a river brimming with unique native fish have given way to banks of toxic dumps.
forest
▪ It calls on countries to improve management of plantations and set aside remaining native forests to allow them to regenerate naturally.
▪ It has already promised to ban logging in native forests.
inhabitant
▪ Taking advantage of its remoteness from the administrative centre of the Imperium they had enslaved the native inhabitants.
▪ Officially you are all going to be victims of a surprise attack on the rescue party by the native inhabitants.
▪ Any benefit to the native inhabitants of the colony was incidental.
land
▪ Their native land consisted of a central plain surrounded by mountains.
▪ Years later, Bishop Gregory returned to his native land.
▪ Never see my native land again, mountains, moorlands and glens, apart from brief holiday excursions?
▪ The playwright, Athol Fugard, has long been acclaimed for his searing plays about injustice in his native land.
▪ The virus did not take long to escape from its native land.
▪ Then, as now, my native land was at a crossroads.
▪ Here 1 live, constantly thinking of my native land, alas, my heart is aching.
▪ According to Tom, Lee brought the salad from his native land.
language
▪ But dialect features are not errors in this sense at all, but are characteristics of a pupil's native language.
▪ Most children in all cultures begin to master their native language around age 2.
▪ And as they learn their native language, they also use language to learn other things.
▪ Interference from the native language is probably one of the most noticeable aspects of the early stages in second language learning.
▪ Indeed no native language is primitive.
▪ Only to be used by religious die-hards since the Vatican had decided that modem-day native language was flavour-of-the-month.
people
▪ Even the cities were secured by the settlers: native people were confined to rented property in peripheral townships.
▪ Alcohol and suicide, the twin curses of the native people.
▪ They also received geographical information from native people in map form.
peoples
▪ The shaman's journey to the land of the spirits is one manifestation of the animist religion of the Siberian native peoples.
▪ Similar arguments have been used by white men to justify slavery and genocide of native peoples.
▪ The benefits to the poor are trifling, and for native peoples, invariably negative.
▪ And the most distinctive languages are often the most vulnerable - those of native peoples.
▪ The Ecuadorean Government does not recognise native peoples as having land rights.
▪ Yet there is a strong emphasis among some historians on the voluntary submission of native peoples.
plant
▪ Botanical stations were established throughout the empire to study native plants and identify those o potential value.
▪ Mitchell said last week as she led her group of pupils and parent volunteers along the native plants trail.
▪ Given the state of Britain's flora it is not surprising that the centre will focus on the conservation of native plants.
▪ That brush is a shelter for small animals and birds as well as a critical repository of seeds from native plants.
▪ No doubt Eliza spent hours scouring the beds and walkways for native plants to incorporate in her bird drawings.
▪ In a $ 7.5 million effort to restore native plants and animals in the national park, the U.S.
▪ What's wrong with growing some of our own native plants?
▪ They marched directly to the native plants garden and knew exactly what to begin looking for.
population
▪ Nevertheless, Sapaudia was divided up between the Burgundians and the native population.
▪ The native population was either driven back or dominated.
▪ By 1640, 100,000 planters had arrived in Ireland when the native population numbered only one million inhabitants.
▪ In other words, the very same trucks that have terrorized their native population for decades.
▪ Early colonists ravaged native populations with syphilis and typhoid.
soil
▪ The deeply symbolic ritual act of treading the earth affirms the relationship of human beings to their native soil.
▪ State historian and native soil Charles Morrissey has observed that a sadness has always pervaded Vermont.
son
▪ Duxbury, Mass. celebrated the exploits of its native son.
▪ The only folks who know where the mushrooms bloom in the woods are native sons.
▪ He was their most famous native son, and he was gone now.
▪ The prosecutor was a handsome, well-liked native son made good, and his killers demonstrated a grisly attention to detail.
▪ These are native sons and daughters representing a homeland.
speaker
▪ This involves accessing, directly or indirectly, the intuition of a native speaker.
▪ The vowels were originally understood by native speakers and it was not necessary to provide them in writing.
▪ A primer is used to teach a non-reading native speaker of a language to read his own language.
▪ You select an Esperanto phrase, then hear the phrase as spoken by a native speaker.
▪ The situation is different for native speakers of the language who automatically perceive the speech as being chopped up into discrete units.
▪ This process is trivial for a native speaker of a language, however for a computer system the solution is more difficult.
▪ You will need one or more native speakers of the language to help you in your learning.
▪ Is it possible for people who are not native speakers of a particular language to be fully aware of its social dimensions?
species
▪ Zoologists say the problem's so bad native species could be at risk.
▪ Unchecked by natural predators and conditions, they reproduce by the millions, chasing out native species.
▪ The new Bill covers introduced as well as native species and will allow ministers to decide which animals may be commercially bred.
▪ However, it has been claimed that there are two native species of honey-producing wasps in California.
▪ The three native species are all winter visitors in the central and southern parts of the region.
▪ But 25 native species are endangered, seven to the verge of extinction.
▪ So many have been released in the wild that they're threatening native species.
▪ Stick to native species to ensure the tree is suitable for the soil in your area.
tongue
▪ An assistant began waving his arms and talking to the dealer noisily in his native tongue.
▪ At first it seems the girls are singing in their native tongue.
▪ The words, in his native tongue, were few and easy to learn.
▪ But for most of us our native tongue is alive and constantly shifting.
▪ It was weird, because it sure sounded like my native tongue.
▪ It is perfectly possible to communicate with little or no such similarity or else children would never learn their native tongue.
tree
▪ They were in the fifth field near a copse of native trees when the incident occurred.
▪ This is a lovely setting amongst native trees.
▪ The first fairway extends up over a gentle rise and into a forest of huge, native trees.
▪ We've planted every kind of native tree you could think of in a hedge, including crab apple and wayfarer tree.
▪ There are waterfalls and cascades, cliffs and rocks, native trees and rampant heather in an earthly paradise.
village
▪ Yang was also writing about his native village but he wrote about it at a distance when resident in New York.
▪ Much attention will be given to the local artisans and their work; participants visit them in their native villages.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sb's native soil
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a blend of native culture and Christianity
▪ After a few years, she was sent back to her native country.
▪ Domingo has homes in Monte Carlo and in his native Madrid.
▪ the region's native birds
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Consensys is looking to add a native Motif implementation for those that require it.
▪ No doubt Eliza spent hours scouring the beds and walkways for native plants to incorporate in her bird drawings.
▪ Some one thought of my self-portraits was of a native boy.
▪ They are native to dry and sterile regions.
▪ They marched directly to the native plants garden and knew exactly what to begin looking for.
▪ They were in the fifth field near a copse of native trees when the incident occurred.
▪ This led to the development of personal privilege and wealth as these native collaborators colluded in the exploitation of their compatriots.
▪ Until recently, however, native maps and mapping have tended to be treated as curiosities and in very narrow contexts.
II.noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ It was easy to tell the natives from the tourists.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He remembered how innocently they had discussed which natives they would blow to smithereens and which they would grant a reprieve to.
▪ Sam Smith is one of many natives who wish good times had never come to Williamson County.
▪ She is a native of Ballinasloe and has many interests including reading, music and television.
▪ The natives are the ones manning the stalls selling papal T-shirts, key rings and statues.
▪ The only reasons for the establishment of Kuznetsk were to collect and trade in furs and control the natives.
▪ They often loaned firearms to the natives and opened their homes to them.
▪ We have to decipher these other natives of the forest if we want to understand the landscape.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Native

Native \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.]

    Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.
    --Cudworth.

  2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.

  3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic.

  4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.
    --Milton.

  5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital

    Courage is native to you.
    --Jowett (Thucyd.).

  6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]

    the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.
    --Shak.

  7. (Min.)

    1. Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold.

    2. Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride.

      Native American party. See under American, a.

      Native bear (Zo["o]l.), the koala.

      Native bread (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia ( Mylitta australis), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger.

      Native devil. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Tasmanian devil, under Devil.

      Native hen (Zo["o]l.), an Australian rail ( Tribonyx Mortierii).

      Native pheasant. (Zo["o]l.) See Leipoa.

      Native rabbit (Zo["o]l.), an Australian marsupial ( Perameles lagotis) resembling a rabbit in size and form.

      Native sloth (Zo["o]l.), the koala.

      Native thrush (Zo["o]l.), an Australian singing bird ( Pachycephala olivacea); -- called also thickhead.

      Native turkey (Zo["o]l.), the Australian bustard ( Choriotis australis); -- called also bebilya.

      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.

      Usage: Native, Natural, Natal. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial.

Native

Native \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.

  2. (Stock Breeding) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds. [U.S.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
native

late 14c., "natural, hereditary, connected with something in a natural way," from Old French natif "native, born in; raw, unspoiled" (14c.) and directly from Latin nativus "innate, produced by birth," from natus, past participle of nasci (Old Latin gnasci) "be born," related to gignere "beget," from PIE root *gene-/*gen- "to give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to familial and tribal groups (see genus). From late 15c. as "born in a particular place." From early 15c. as "of one's birth," also used from mid-15c. in sense of "bound; born in servitude or serfdom," also, as a noun "a bondsman, serf." Native American attested from 1956.

native

mid-15c., "person born in bondage," from native (adj.), and in some usages from Medieval Latin nativus, noun use of nativus (adj.). Compare Old French naif, also "woman born in slavery." From 1530s as "person who has always lived in a place." Applied from mid-17c. to original inhabitants of non-European nations where Europeans hold political power, for example American Indians (by 1630s); hence, used contemptuously of "the locals" from 1800. Related: Natives.

Wiktionary
native

a. 1 belong to one by birth. 2 characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times. 3 (alternative case form of Native lang=en nodot=1) (gloss: of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia). 4 Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported. 5 (context biology of a species English) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man. 6 (context computing of software English) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question. 7 (context mineralogy English) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt. 8 Arising by birth; having an origin; born. 9 Original; constituting the original substance of anything. 10 Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). n. 1 A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place. 2 (lb en in particular) A person of aboriginal stock, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. (alternative case form of Native lang=en nodot=1) (gloss: aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia). 3 A native speaker.

WordNet
native
  1. adj. being such by origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad" [ant: foreign]

  2. belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language" [ant: adopted]

  3. being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia" [syn: aboriginal] [ant: nonnative]

  4. as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"

  5. normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good" [syn: connatural, inborn, inbred]

native

n. a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person [syn: indigen, indigene]

Wikipedia
Native (computing)

In computing, software or data formats that are native to a system are those that the system supports with minimal computational overhead and additional components. This word is used in such terms as native mode or native code.

Native (band)

Native is a French R&B band composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne (born 20 January 1968 in Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis) and Chris Mayne (born 12 January 1970 in Villemomble). They began their singing career as backup singers with Niagara and Gérald De Palmas. They achieved their first success in 1994 with their single "Si la vie demande ça", a top ten hit in France.

In 1994, they won a Victoires de la musique award for most promising group of the year. They featured on the track, Who The F*** Is This on the album Bubba Sparxxx & The Muddkatz - New South: The Album B4 The Album Mixtape (2003).

After the group split, Laura Mayne released in 2002 her first solo album under the name Native, entitled Laura Mayne-Kerbrat.

In 2003, Chris Mayne formed the band West Isle with Éric Daniel, former member of Sweetness group. They released the album Ailleurs in 2006.

Native (comics)

The Native is a Marvel Comics character. She first appeared in Wolverine vol. 3 #13, and was created by Greg Rucka and Darick Robertson.

Native (album)

Native is the third studio album by American pop rock band OneRepublic. It was released on March 22, 2013 in Germany and Ireland, March 25 worldwide except North America, and March 26 in North America. The album was originally planned to be released at the end of 2012 with the lead single being " Feel Again", which was released on August 27, 2012. However, due to the album not being completed at the time, it was pushed back to early 2013. "Feel Again" was later branded as a promotional single, and on January 8, 2013, " If I Lose Myself" was released as the lead single for the album.

The most successful single was the third single " Counting Stars", which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their highest-charting hit since " Apologize" also peaked there in 2007. It has also become their biggest hit in the United Kingdom—it topped the charts there for two non-consecutive weeks—and has charted within the top ten in nine countries, including top five placements in Australia, Germany, Ireland and New Zealand. The album's fourth single, " Something I Need", has since been certified 3× Platinum in Australia and Gold in New Zealand, peaking in the top 5 in both countries. Fifth single " Love Runs Out" charted in the top 5 in thirteen countries, including the United Kingdom, whilst the sixth and final single " I Lived" was a minor success.

The album received positive reviews from critics. It charted in the top 20 in eleven countries worldwide. It has been certified Platinum in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Usage examples of "native".

Malink was hurling a string of native curses at Abo, who looked as if he would burst into tears any second.

Despite years in the Line Marines he still spoke with the crisp accents of his native Churchill.

Hengist, who boldly aspired to the conquest of Britain, exhorted his countrymen to embrace the glorious opportunity: he painted in lively colors the fertility of the soil, the wealth of the cities, the pusillanimous temper of the natives, and the convenient situation of a spacious solitary island, accessible on all sides to the Saxon fleets.

While Constantius gave laws to the Barbarians beyond the Danube, he distinguished, with specious compassion, the Sarmatian exiles, who had been expelled from their native country by the rebellion of their slaves, and who formed a very considerable accession to the power of the Quadi.

As she was a native of Venice, I thought it was absurd for her to speak French to me, and I told her that I was not acquainted with that language, and would feel grateful if she would converse in Italian.

The shrub is a native of southern Europe, being a small evergreen plant, the twigs of which are densely covered with little leaves in four rows, having a strong, peculiar, unpleasant odour of turpentine, with a bitter, acrid, resinous taste.

Who would not give back the luscious pear and peach to their native acritude, rather than subject the highest forms of vegetable life to such irreverence?

Dot hastily returned to the Kangaroo, and all the Native Companions came daintily, and made graceful adieus to them both.

That it could not be a native Aenean organism was proved by the glittery little red eyes, three of them in a triangle.

Soho Greek, originally a native of Agios Georgios, who emigrated to London twenty years ago, made his pile as a restaurateur, and has now come back, as these folk do, and wants to settle at home.

Amongst the Central Australian natives there is never any idea of appealing for assistance to any one of these Alcheringa ancestors in any way, nor is there any attempt made in the direction of propitiation, with one single exception in the case of the mythic creature called Wollunqua, amongst the Warramunga tribe, who, it may be remarked, is most distinctly regarded as a snake and not as a human being.

When a native is under the interdict, certain aliments are denied him for a prescribed period.

After which the inevitable and, Alkine prided himself, one of the most unique and compassionate ways of ridding a world of its native inhabitants ever conceived.

The amaranth is so well-suited to this environment that it would soon choke out the native grasses.

The only encouragement was the lack of specific alarm from the horses, who carried an ambient void of native presence around the village.