Kilo Lingo

native

/ˈneɪ.tɪv/

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Translation

Belonging to a place because you were born there.

Word origin

From Latin nativus, meaning born or made by nature.

Origin
Latin
Root
nativus

Examples

English .

Here "native" means the language she learned from birth.

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"Native" means he was born in this place.

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Here "native" means they grow here naturally.

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This word is part of lesson 19.