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natal
1[ neyt-l ]
adjective
- of or relating to a person's birth:
celebrating one's natal day.
- presiding over or affecting a person at birth:
natal influences.
- (of places) native:
nostalgia for one's natal town.
Natal
2[ nuh-tal, -tahl; Portuguese nuh-tawl ]
noun
- a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). : Pietermaritzburg.
- a seaport in E Brazil.
natal
1/ ˈneɪtəl /
adjective
- anatomy of or relating to the buttocks
Natal
2noun
- nəˈtæl a former province of E South Africa, between the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean: set up as a republic by the Boers in 1838; became a British colony in 1843; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced by KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Pietermaritzburg
- naˈtal a port in NE Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, near the mouth of the Potengi River. Pop: 1 049 000 (2005 est)
natal
3/ ˈneɪtəl /
adjective
- of or relating to birth
- a rare word for native
natal instincts
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- Na·tali·an adjective noun
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Example Sentences
“Hence, there might be a net benefit, at least to some females, of breeding within the natal group,” the researchers speculate.
Oh, OK, her first post-natal engagement, at a volleyball club, was dominated by photos of her top riding up her chest.
A nanny and a maternity nurse cared for William, and Diana suffered severe post-natal depression.
With the Moon and Jupiter opposing your natal Sun, weed out extra work, curb spending, and limit social interaction.
With Jupiter opposing your natal Sun, there is a pressing need for a significant other in your life.
From pre-natal days I was destined for the railway service, as an oyster to its shell.
Natal, a British colony, protected its sugar by taxing the sugar that came from another British colony, Mauritius.
The church of Smyrna celebrated the anniversary of their martyred bishops passion with joy and gladness as his natal day.
Their mission was however broken up through the incursions of the Boers, and they were compelled to flee to Natal.
We must cherish no illusions as to the importance of our natal world.
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