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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Na·tal 1. city & port NE Brazil capital of Rio Grande do Norte population606,541 2. former province E Republic of South Africa between Drakensberg Mountains & Indian Ocean; now part of KwaZulu-Natal na·tal ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin natalis, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born — more at nation DATE 15th century 1. native 2. of, relating to, or present at birth; especially : associated with one's birth a natal star English Etymology natal late 14c., from L. natalis "pertaining to birth or origin," from natus, pp. of nasci "to be born" (Old L. gnasci; see genus). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 natal natal / 5neitl / adjective[only before noun] (formal) relating to the place where or the time when sb was born 出生地的；出生时的: her natal home 她出生的家庭 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged na·tal I. \ˈnād.əl, -ātəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin natalis, from natus (past participle of nasci to be born) + -alis -al — more at nation 1. : native — used of places < princes' children took names from their natal places — William Camden > < most weeds have natal countries whence they have sortied — D.C.Peattie > 2. a. : of or relating to birth < on the nation's natal day — C.G.Bowers > < lowering the natal death rate — Journal American Medical Association > b. : connected with or dating from one's birth < natal star > c. : present at birth < the natal down of the young ducklings is soon dry — Canadian Geographical Journal > < their natal and acquired faculties — H.O.Taylor > II. adjective Etymology: Latin natis buttock + English -al — more at nates : of or relating to the buttocks : gluteal |
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