Noun
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indigenous plants and animals
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a person born in a particular place or country
"he is a native of Brazil"
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an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
"the art of the natives of the northwest coast"
"the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
Adjective
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as found in nature in the elemental form
"native copper"
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characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
"native Americans"
"the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
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belonging to one by birth
"my native land"
"one's native language"
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characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
"the native North American sugar maple"
"many native artists studied abroad"