Definitions of native:

  • noun:   a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person
  • adjective:   as found in nature in the elemental form
    Example: "Native copper"
  • adjective:   belonging to one by birth
    Example: "My native land"
  • adjective:   being such by origin
    Example: "The native North American sugar maple"
  • adjective:   being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning
    Example: "Native Americans"
  • adjective:   normally existing at birth