native
adjective
being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being.
natives
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pluralof native.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Healey praised young people as "digital natives, whip-smart, questioning, ambitious, brave" who could move from "generation jeopardy to generation hope".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
And there’s a new benefit to them: they’re AI natives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
This is the birthplace of the city, and I know that this was a land of the natives, the Tongva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
While Scotland head coach Steve Clarke had given up hope of his team escaping out of their World Cup group, this particular bunch of Scottish natives clearly had not.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
It seems implausible that the exchange could have been entirely one-way— that the natives have had little or no long-lasting impact on the newcomers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
