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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And there’s a new benefit to them: they’re AI natives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
He said he felt being a unionist should not exclude him from putting his culture on display for the city's natives and visitors.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 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
Not all the plants in the unamended soil are California natives or even drought-tolerant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
But the natives soon learned that most of the British were terrible shots, from lack of practice—their guns were little more than noisemakers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
