Native — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

a person born in a particular place or country

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈeɪɾɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈeɪtɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈeɪtɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈeɪɾɪv/.

Examples

the art of the natives of the northwest coast
the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
he is a native of Brazil

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indigen indigene aboriginal aborigine

Antonyms

nonnative adopted foreign

Parts of Speech

noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place “the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
noun	a person born in a particular place or country “he is a native of Brazil”
noun	indigenous plants and animals
adjective	characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin “the native North American sugar maple”
adjective	belonging to one by birth “my native land”
adjective	characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning “native Americans”
adjective	as found in nature in the elemental form “native copper”

Word Forms

native	adjective	characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
aboriginal	adjective	characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
native	noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
nativeness	noun	the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
aboriginal	noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
aborigine	noun	an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einheimisch

eine indigene Person, die an einem bestimmten Ort geboren wurde

🇫🇷French

indigène

une personne autochtone née dans un endroit particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

nativo

una persona indígena que nació en un lugar determinado

🇮🇹Italian

nativo

una persona indigena nata in un luogo particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

oorspronkelijk

een inheems persoon die op een bepaalde plaats is geboren

🇵🇹Portuguese

nativo

um indígena que nasceu em determinado lugar

🇷🇺Russian

родной

коренной житель, родившийся в определенном месте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देशी

एक स्वदेशी व्यक्ति जो किसी विशेष स्थान पर पैदा हुआ हो

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানীয়

একজন আদিবাসী ব্যক্তি যিনি একটি নির্দিষ্ট জায়গায় জন্মগ্রহণ করেছিলেন

🇮🇳Tamil

பூர்வீகம்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட இடத்தில் பிறந்த ஒரு பழங்குடி நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానికుడు

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ప్రదేశంలో జన్మించిన స్థానిక వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मूळ

एक स्थानिक व्यक्ती ज्याचा जन्म एका विशिष्ट ठिकाणी झाला होता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂળ

એક સ્વદેશી વ્યક્તિ જેનો જન્મ કોઈ ચોક્કસ જગ્યાએ થયો હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿದ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വദേശി

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സ്ഥലത്ത് ജനിച്ച ഒരു സ്വദേശി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੱਦੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸਵਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقامی

ایک مقامی شخص جو ایک خاص جگہ پر پیدا ہوا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

本国的

出生在特定地点的土著人

🇯🇵Japanese

ネイティブ

特定の場所で生まれた先住民

🇰🇷Korean

토종의

특정 지역에서 태어난 원주민

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự nhiên

một người bản địa được sinh ra ở một nơi cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

พื้นเมือง

ชนพื้นเมืองซึ่งเกิดในสถานที่ใดสถานที่หนึ่งโดยเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

warga asli

orang pribumi yang lahir di suatu tempat tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

katutubo

isang katutubong tao na ipinanganak sa isang partikular na lugar

🇲🇾Malay

asli

orang asli yang dilahirkan di tempat tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محلي

شخص من السكان الأصليين ولد في مكان معين

🇮🇷Persian

بومی

یک فرد بومی که در مکانی خاص به دنیا آمده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yerli

belirli bir yerde doğmuş yerli bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

יָלִיד

אדם יליד שנולד במקום מסוים

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