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nonnative

nonnative \nonnative\ adj.

  1. not being or composed of aborigines; as, the nonnative population of South Africa. Opposite of native.

  2. Of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; foreign-born; as, our large nonnative population.

    Syn: foreign-born.

  3. Originating in a different region and acclimated to a new environment; -- of plants or animals.

    Syn: domesticated, naturalized.

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nonnative

a. Not native n. Someone who is not a native

WordNet
nonnative
  1. adj. not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa" [ant: native]

  2. of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population" [syn: foreign-born]

  3. of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing

Usage examples of "nonnative".

But supposedly there are only a few well-guarded Society facilities outside the port that have any nonnative technology at all.

Native and nonnative, sourdough and cheechako, subsistence hunter and big-game hunter, subsistence fisher and sports fisher and commercial fisher alike, and that he had managed to do it without being shot, or hardly ever shot at, was a remarkable achievement.

Their ranks appear to be filled by professional soldiers, veterans of the campaigns in the north and nonnatives of the area.