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1.nounAn aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:
2.adjectiveAboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:
3.nounA person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
4.nounA native speaker.
5.nounOstrea edulis, a kind of oyster.
6.adjectiveBelonging to one by birth."English is not my native language."
7.adjectiveCharacteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times."The native peoples of Australia are called aborigines."
8.adjectiveBorn or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported."Many native artists studied abroad."
9.adjective(of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by man."The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple."
10.adjective(of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question."The native integer size is sixteen bits."
11.adjectiveOccurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
12.adjectiveArising by birth; having an origin; born.
13.adjectiveOriginal; constituting the original substance of anything."native dust"
14.adjectiveNaturally related; cognate; connected (with).