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native natives

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adjectiveYour native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up.It was his first visit to his native country since 1948.Mother Teresa visited her native Albania.Your native language or tongue is the first language that you learned to speak when you were a child .She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French.French is not my native tongue.Plants or animals that are native to a particular region live or grow there naturally and were not brought there....a project to create a 50 acre forest of native Caledonian pines.Many of the plants are native to Brazil.The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia.A native ability or quality is one that you possess naturally without having to learn it.We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.nounA native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region.Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise....two Dutch volunteer workmen, natives of Tilburg.Joshua Halpern is a native Northern Californian....men and women native to countries such as Japan.Some European people use native to refer to a person living in a non-Western country who belongs to the race or tribe that the majority of people there belong to. This use could cause offence .They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land.Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion. B1

word	native
definition	adjective Your native country or area is the country or area where you were born and brought up. It was his first visit to his native country since 1948. Mother Teresa visited her native Albania. Your native language or tongue is the first language that you learned to speak when you were a child . She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French. French is not my native tongue. Plants or animals that are native to a particular region live or grow there naturally and were not brought there. ...a project to create a 50 acre forest of native Caledonian pines. Many of the plants are native to Brazil. The coconut palm is a native of Malaysia. A native ability or quality is one that you possess naturally without having to learn it. We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it. noun A native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region. Dr Aubin is a native of St Blaise. ...two Dutch volunteer workmen, natives of Tilburg. Joshua Halpern is a native Northern Californian. ...men and women native to countries such as Japan. Some European people use native to refer to a person living in a non-Western country who belongs to the race or tribe that the majority of people there belong to. This use could cause offence . They used force to banish the natives from the more fertile land. Native people were allowed to retain some sense of their traditional culture and religion.
inflections	natives
cefr-level	B1

Native Country People Area Born Brought Language Plants