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native
Adjective
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If something is native, it belongs to you by birth.
This is my native land.
English is not my native language.
I'm a native New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn.
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If a group of people are native to an area, they have been there since the beginning.
The native peoples of Australia are called aborigines.
native
Noun
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A person who is native to a place; the word is sometimes used by colonizers to negatively describe indigenous people.
Some natives must have stolen our cattle.
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A native is someone who was born in the place being talked about.
To enter the state beauty contest, you must be a native of the state.
digits
noun
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slang: telephone number