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native

adjective
  1. belonging to one by birth
    “my native land”
  2. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
    “the native North American sugar maple”
  3. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
    “native Americans”
    aboriginal
  4. as found in nature in the elemental form
    “native copper”
noun
  1. indigenous plants and animals
  2. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
    “the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
    aboriginal
  3. a person born in a particular place or country
    “I am a native of Brazil – my Brazilian passport shows this.”