Analysis Of Native

NATIVE Ref Definition

Source

1 being the place or environment in which a person was born or Random House a thing came into being 2 belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace

Random House

3 belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place

Random House

4 of indigenous origin, growth, or production

Random House

5 of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the indigenous inhabitants of a place or country

Random House

6 born in a particular place or country

Random House

7 inborn, innate

Merriam-Webster

8 belonging to a particular place by birth

Merriam-Webster

9 archaic: closely related

Merriam-Webster

10 belonging to or associated with one by birth

Merriam-Webster

11 natural, normal

Merriam-Webster

Attributes Birth Birth Ambiguous or Plus Contradictory x x x x x x x x x x x

12 grown, produced, or originating in a particular place or in the Merriam-Webster vicinity : local

x

13 living or growing naturally in a particular region : indigenous Merriam-Webster

x

14 simple, unaffected

Merriam-Webster

15 constituting the original substance or source

Merriam-Webster

16 found in nature especially in an unadulterated form <mining native silver>

Merriam-Webster

17 relating to or describing someone's country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place

Cambridge Adv. Learner's

Comments

x x

x x

x

Birth tagged due to “original source”, but somewhat vague as well

18 describes plants and animals which grow naturally in a place, Cambridge Adv. and have not been brought there from somewhere else Learner's

x

19 your native language/tongue the first language that you learn

Cambridge Adv. Learner's

20 A native ability or characteristic is one that a person or thing has naturally and is part of their basic character: his native wit See also innate

Cambridge Adv. Learner's

21 a person who was born in a particular place, or a plant or animal that lives or grows naturally in a place and has not been brought from somewhere else

Cambridge Adv. Learner's

22 Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate: native ability

American Heritage

23 Being such by birth or origin

American Heritage

x

24 Being one's own because of the place or circumstances of one's birth

American Heritage

x

25 Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region American Heritage

x

26 Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place

American Heritage

x

27 Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants

American Heritage

x

28 Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances

American Heritage

x

29 Natural; unaffected

American Heritage

x

30 Archaic: Closely related, as by birth or race

American Heritage

x

Definitions: 30

Sources: 4

Definition

Source

x x

x x

17

4

10

Birth Birth Ambiguous or Plus Contradictory

RESULTS Birth

Birth Plus

Ambiguous or Contradictory

57%

13%

33%

Results exceed 100% due to items being assigned to more than one category. ___________ Random House Dictionary • • • • • •

1. being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one’s native land. 2. belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace. 3. belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place, esp. a preliterate people: Native guides accompanied the expedition through the rain forest. 4. of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery. 5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the indigenous inhabitants of a place or country: native customs; native dress. 6. born in a particular place or country: a native New Yorker

•

Origin: L nativus inborn, natural, equiv. to nat(us) (ptp. of nasci to be born) + -ivus -ive;

Merriam-Webster • • • • • • • • • •

1: inborn , innate 2: belonging to a particular place by birth 3: archaic : closely related 4: belonging to or associated with one by birth 5: natural , normal 6: a: grown, produced, or originating in a particular place or in the vicinity : local 6: b: living or growing naturally in a particular region : indigenous 7: simple , unaffected 8: a: constituting the original substance or source 8: b: found in nature especially in an unadulterated form <mining native silver> Etymology: from Latin nativus, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born

Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

adjective • • • • •

1 [before noun] relating to or describing someone’s country or place of birth or someone who was born in a particular country or place: She returned to live and work in her native Japan. She’s a native Californian. 2 describes plants and animals which grow naturally in a place, and have not been brought there from somewhere else: Henderson Island in the Pacific has more than 55 species of native flowering plants. The horse is not native to America - it was introduced by the Spanish. 3 [before noun] relating to the first people to live in an area: The Aborigines are the native inhabitants of Australia. the native population native customs and traditions See also indigenous. 4 your native language/tongue the first language that you learn: French is his native tongue. 5 [before noun] A native ability or characteristic is one that a person or thing has naturally and is part of their basic character: his native wit See also innate. noun

•

1 a person who was born in a particular place, or a plant or animal that lives or grows naturally in a place and has not been brought from somewhere else:a native of Monaco The red squirrel is a native of Britain.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. adjective • • • • • • • • •

1. Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate: native ability. 2. Being such by birth or origin: a native Scot. 3. Being one’s own because of the place or circumstances of one’s birth: our native land. 4. Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region; indigenous: a plant native to Asia. 5 a. Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place. 5 b. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants: native dress; the native diet of Polynesia. 6. Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances: native copper. 7. Natural; unaffected: native beauty. 8. Archaic Closely related, as by birth or race.

___________ All citations of external reference sources are fair use and attribution is given. Copyright remains with the owner.