Meaning of native
Definition of native
(adj)
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"
characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia"
(noun)
an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students"
indigenous plants and animals