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native

[ney-tiv] / ˈneɪ tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
innate, inherent
Synonyms
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endemic indigenous inherent innate natural
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constitutional essential fundamental natal original real
WEAK
built-in congenital connate connatural genuine hereditary inborn ingrained inherited instinctive intrinsic inwrought unacquired
Antonyms
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acquired alien foreign learned outside
ADJECTIVE
domestic; not foreign
Synonyms
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endemic homegrown indigenous
STRONG
belonging local national original primary
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autochthonous homemade regional
Antonyms
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foreign
WEAK
alien outside
NOUN
person born where they reside
Synonyms
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townie
STRONG
local
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citizen dweller home towner inhabitant national resident
Antonyms
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emigrant
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alien expatriate foreigner immigrant migrant stranger

Example Sentences

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About 40 kilometres southeast of Hanoi in Lam's native Hung Yen province, farmer Dong voiced similar complaints after being evicted to make way for a $1.5 billion golf course being developed by the Trump Organization.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

L.A. native Billie Eilish rose to headliner status, along with Harry Styles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Close was concerned about relocating so far from her native California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Many immigrants want to return to their native countries, but often life gets in the way.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

We learned that wildlife, like deer and butterflies, depend on native plants for survival, and if we remove the bushes and small trees along our coastlines, then hurricanes could cause increased coastal erosion.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas