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noun Ornithology.

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Origin of native companion

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby native companion

native bear, native-born, native bush, native Canadian, native cat, native companion, native dog, native language, native oak, native son, native speaker

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How to use native companion in a sentence

He had shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend early that morning in Baltimore and headed for his native Brooklyn.
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While the Clovis, California native may not have completely believed that, he wasn't about to sit around and find out.
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They were conducted entirely in Hebrew, a language the U.S. native does not speak, although he was provided a translator.
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Hornbuckle, on the other hand, says the policy will not put Native American nations in danger.
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And household earnings for illegal immigrants are considerably lower than that of native-born and legal immigrants.
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His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.
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The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
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She took the fan from Madame Ratignolle and began to fan both herself and her companion.
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She came to know the peculiarities of nearly all native trees.
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A native of Haarlem on Zandam, the date of her birth being unknown.
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British Dictionary definitions for native companion

native companion

noun

Australian another name for the brolga

Word Origin for native companion

C19: so called because the birds were observed in pairs

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