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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
native
/ˈneɪtɪv/
noun1 of 2
being from or living in the place where you were born
- “No one speaks even their own native language by birth.”Tatoeba
- “Most singers can only really sing in their native language.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Aboriginal inhabitant of a region colonized by English-speaking people; in particular:
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)