adjective
always used before a noun
born in a particular place
b - used to refer to the place where a person was born and raised
a always used before a noun :belonging to a person since birth or childhood
existing naturally as an ability, quality, etc., that someone has
produced, living, or existing naturally in a particular region
b - used to refer to the place or type of place where a plant or animal normally or naturally lives
always used before a noun :of or relating to a group of people who were living in an area (such as North America or Africa) when a new group of usually European people arrived
go native
to start to behave or live like the local people
noun
plural -tives
[count] a person who was born or raised in a particular place
a person from a group of people who were living in an area (such as South America or Africa) when Europeans first arrived
This sense of native was commonly used in the past but is now often considered offensive.
a kind of plant or animal that originally grew or lived in a particular place