NATIVE

• (noun) indigenous plants and animals

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : aboriginal , aborigine , indigen , indigene

• (noun) a person born in a particular place or country

  "he is a native of Brazil"

• (adj.) belonging to one by birth

  "my native land", "one's native language"

• (adj.) characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

  "the native North American sugar maple", "many native artists studied abroad"

• (adj.) characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

  "native Americans", "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"

  synonyms : aboriginal

  The aboriginal art of India was neglected for long. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) as found in nature in the elemental form

  "native copper"

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