Nonnative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not being or composed of aborigines

of persons born in another area or country than that lived in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnnˈeɪɾɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnnˈeɪtɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnnˈeɪtɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnnˈeɪɾɪv/.

Examples

the nonnative population of South Africa
our large nonnative population

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foreign-born

Antonyms

native

Parts of Speech

adjective	not being or composed of aborigines “the nonnative population of South Africa”
adjective	of persons born in another area or country than that lived in “our large nonnative population”
adjective	of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nichteinheimisch

nicht aus Ureinwohnern bestehen oder aus ihnen bestehen

🇫🇷French

non autochtone

n'étant pas ou composé d'aborigènes

🇪🇸Spanish

no nativo

no ser o estar compuesto de aborígenes

🇮🇹Italian

non nativo

non essere o composto da aborigeni

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-native

niet bestaand of samengesteld uit aboriginals

🇵🇹Portuguese

não nativo

não sendo ou composto por aborígenes

🇷🇺Russian

неродной

не быть или состоять из аборигенов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैरदेशी

आदिवासियों से न होना या बना होना

🇧🇩Bengali

নননিটিভ

আদিবাসীদের দ্বারা গঠিত বা গঠিত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பூர்வீகமற்ற

பூர்வகுடிகள் அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానికేతర

ఆదివాసీలు కావడం లేదా వారితో కూడినది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

मूळ नसलेला

आदिवासी नसणे किंवा बनलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિન મૂળ

આદિવાસીઓનું હોવું અથવા બનેલું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳೀಯವಲ್ಲದ

ಮೂಲನಿವಾಸಿಗಳಲ್ಲದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വദേശീയമല്ലാത്ത

ആദിമനിവാസികൾ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ ਮੂਲ

ਆਦਿਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مقامی

ایبوریجنز کا نہیں ہونا یا ان پر مشتمل نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非母语的

不是原住民或由原住民组成

🇯🇵Japanese

非ネイティブ

先住民ではない、または先住民で構成されていない

🇰🇷Korean

비원어민

원주민이 아니거나 원주민으로 구성되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không phải bản xứ

không tồn tại hoặc bao gồm thổ dân

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ใช่เจ้าของภาษา

ไม่เป็นหรือประกอบด้วยชาวพื้นเมือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bukan asli

tidak atau terdiri dari penduduk asli

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi katutubo

hindi pagiging o binubuo ng mga aborigine

🇲🇾Malay

bukan asli

bukan atau terdiri daripada orang asli

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير أصلي

لا تكون أو تتكون من السكان الأصليين

🇮🇷Persian

غیر بومی

بومیان نبوده و یا از آنها تشکیل نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

yerli olmayan

yerlilerden oluşmamak veya onlardan oluşmamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא ילידים

לא להיות או מורכב מאבוריג'ינים

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