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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.
iron
Noun
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An element with the symbol Fe and the atomic number 26.
A way to melt iron at very high temperatures to make steel was developed in Sri Lanka in 300 BC.
About 20% of women have low levels of iron in their blood.
An object that has iron in it is attracted to magnets.
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A metal from the element.
That door is made of iron.
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A tool which uses heat to remove wrinkles from cloth.
She used the iron on her skirt.
iron
Verb
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To remove wrinkles with an iron.
He irons his shirts.