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I. na·tive [ˈneɪtɪv, Am -t̬-] ADJ inv

1. native (of one's birth):

native
beheimatet
native
heimatlich
sb's native country [or land]
jds Heimatland
he's a native Canadian
er ist gebürtiger Kanadier
sb's native language [or tongue]
jds Muttersprache
to stand on one's native soil again
wieder heimatlichen Boden betreten

2. native (indigenous):

native customs, traditions
einheimisch
native population
indigen
native villages
Dörfer pl der indigenen Bevölkerung

3. native BOT, ZOOL:

native animal, plant
beheimatet
native animal, plant
einheimisch
the horse is not native to the Americas
das Pferd war ursprünglich nicht in Amerika beheimatet

4. native (innate):

native
angeboren
native ability/talent
angeborene Fähigkeit/angeborenes Talent

II. na·tive [ˈneɪtɪv, Am -t̬-] N

1. native (indigenous, aboriginal):

native
Angehörige(r) f(m) der indigenen Bevölkerung
to go native pej hum inf
wie die Eingeborenen leben pej

2. native (of a place, country: indigenous inhabitant):

a native of Monaco
ein gebürtiger Monegasse/eine gebürtige Monegassin
to speak English like a native
Englisch wie ein [englischer] Muttersprachler sprechen

indigenous [ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs], native ADJ

indigenous
indigen
indigenous
(ein)heimisch

indigenous people, native N

indigenous people
Ureinwohner
indigenous people
ursprüngliche Bevölkerung

I. Na·tive Aˈmeri·can N

Native American
amerikanischer Ureinwohner/amerikanische Ureinwohnerin

II. Na·tive Aˈmeri·can ADJ

Native American
der amerikanischen Ureinwohner
Native American history
Geschichte der amerikanischen Ureinwohner

na·tive-ˈborn ADJ

native-born
gebürtig
native-born New Yorker
gebürtiger New Yorker/gebürtige New Yorkerin

na·tive ˈspeak·er N

native speaker
Muttersprachler(in) m (f) <-s, ->
all the teachers were native speakers of English
alle Lehrer waren englische Muttersprachler

non-ˈna·tive ADJ inv

1. non-native (foreign):

non-native
fremd

2. non-native speaker:

non-native
nicht muttersprachlich

home country, native land N

home country
Heimatland

native wood N

native wood
einheimisches Holz

non-native habitat N

non-native habitat
nicht heimischer Lebensraum