native

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. inhabitant, aborigine, countryman. —adj. indigenous; innate, inherent; aboriginal; endemic, natal, natural. See intrinsic.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Natural]

Syn. innate, inherent, inborn, implanted, inbred, ingrained, inwrought, congenital, fundamental, hereditary, inherited, essential, constitutional; see also natural 1 .

Ant. unnatural*, foreign, alien.

2. [Originating in or characteristic of a region]

Syn. aboriginal, indigenous, endemic, original, native-born, belonging, coming from, autochthonous, autochthonal, primary, primeval, primitive, vernacular, domestic, local, found locally, regional, homegrown, natal, mother, by birth; see also regional .

Ant. imported*, brought in, transplanted, foreign.

• go native,

Syn. adopt a different way of life, live simply, vegetate; see change 4 .

Syn.- native applies to a person born, or thing originating, in a certain place or country [ a native New YOrker, native fruits ] ; indigenous , which also suggests natural origin in a particular region, is applied to races or species rather than to individuals [ the potato is indigenous to South America ] ; aboriginal applies to the earliest known inhabitants (or, rarely, animals or plants) of a region [ the Indians are the aboriginal Americans ] ; endemic , applied esp. to plants and diseases, implies prevalence in or restriction to a particular region [ typhus is endemic in some tropical areas ] n.

1. [Aborigine]

Syn. aboriginal, autochthon, primitive, ancient, original inhabitant, indigenous inhabitant, tribesman, savage*.

2. [Citizen]

Syn. citizen, inhabitant, indigene, local*; see citizen , resident .

See Synonym Study at citizen .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

aboriginal, innate, indigenous, domestic, native-born, local, *homegrown.

ANT.: foreign, distant

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Possessed at birth: congenital, hereditary, inborn, inherited, innate. See BE, NATIVE. 2. Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual: built-in, congenital, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, natural. See BE, NATIVE, START. 3. Of, from, or within a country's own territory: domestic, home, internal, national. See NATIVE. 4. Existing, born, or produced in a land or region: aboriginal, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous, endemic, indigenous. See NATIVE. 5. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature: natural, rough, uncultivated, undomesticated, untamed, wild. See WILD. 6. In a natural state and still not prepared for use: crude, raw, unprocessed, unrefined. See CLEAN.