0 relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place: --
his native wit
native customs and traditions
the native population
The Aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia.
The horse is not native to America - it was introduced by the Spanish.
Henderson Island in the Pacific has more than 55 species of native flowering plants.
She's a native Californian.
1 a person who was born in a particular place, or a plant or animal that lives or grows naturally in a place and has not been brought from somewhere else: --
3 a person born in a particular place: --
He was a native of Indianapolis and a graduate of Indiana University.
Much of the region's native vegetation has been damaged by developers who are building hotels along the coast.
The game is thought to have originated among the native peoples of Alaska.
The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.
Sri Lanka is my native country, but I've been living in Belgium for the past five years.