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How to pronounce native
Say it like this: /ˈneɪtəv/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does native mean?
adjBelonging to one by birth or ancestry.
“This is my native land.”
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
“Many native artists studied abroad.”
Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
“native oysters or strawberries”
nounA person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the A
A native speaker.
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