native

/nˈeɪtɪv/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
   “the native North American sugar maple”
2. belonging to one by birth
   “my native land”
3. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
   “native Americans”
4. as found in nature in the elemental form
   “native copper”

noun

1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
   “the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
2. a person born in a particular place or country
   “he is a native of Brazil”
3. indigenous plants and animals

Synonyms for native

• autochthonal
• domestic
• homegrown
• native-born
• connatural
• aboriginal
• pure
• indigen
• indigene
• aborigine

Antonyms of native

• foreign
• adopted
• nonnative

Words that rhyme with native

• cooperative
• facultative
• vegetative
• accommodative
• authoritative
• imitative
• nonnative
• quantitative
• accumulative
• appreciative
• creative
• innovative
• iterative
• legislative
• qualitative
• rehabilitative
• administrative
• collaborative
• deliberative
• educative
• elucidative
• investigative
• manipulative
• meditative
• probative
• prognosticative
• regulative
• stimulative
• dissipative