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
Ferrari is Formula 1 in Italy; natives joke that the position of Scuderia team principal is just as important as the identity of the Pope.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Not all the plants in the unamended soil are California natives or even drought-tolerant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Alienation between rulers and ruled even extended to matters of simple nomenclature: according to one modern authority on demotic-script documents, the natives studiously avoided referring to Alexandria in the language of their conquerors.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
