native: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with N · ends with E
Meaning of native
adj
Belonging to one by birth or ancestry.
Example: This is my native land.
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
Example: Many native artists studied abroad.
- alt-of
Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
Base or related entry: native.
Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
Example: native oysters or strawberries
Listed forms: natiue, natyf.
Source: Wiktionary — native.
noun
A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
A native speaker.
A native plant or animal.
Listed forms: natives, natiue, natyf.
Source: Wiktionary — native.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for native.
adjective
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
noun
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- indigen
- indigene
- aborigine
- aboriginal
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is native in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of native
N(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of native
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from native
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