| Main Entry: | native |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | innate, inherent |
Synonyms: |
built-in, congenital, connate, connatural, constitutional, endemic, essential, fundamental, genuine, hereditary, implanted, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrained, inherited, instinctive, intrinsic, inveterate, inwrought, natal, natural, original, real, unacquired, wild |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreign, outside |
| Main Entry: | native |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domestic, home |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, autochthonous, belonging, endemic, from, homegrown, homemade, indigenous, inland, internal, local, municipal, national, original, primary, primeval, primitive, regional, related, vernacular |
Antonyms: |
foreign, outside |
| Main Entry: | native |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person born in the country in which he/she dwells |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, aborigine, ancient, autochthon, citizen, dweller, home towner, indigene, inhabitant, local, national |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreigner, immigrant, stranger |
| Main Entry: | aboriginal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | belonging to one, existing in a place since prehistory |
Synonyms: |
ancient, earliest, endemic, first, indigenous, native, original, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial |
Antonyms: |
foreign |
| Main Entry: | aborigine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first inhabitant |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, autochthon, bushman, indigene, native, primitive |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical; distinguishing |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, diagnostic, differentiating, discriminating, discriminative, distinctive, distinguishing, emblematic, especial, essential, exclusive, fixed, idiosyncratic, inborn, inbred, indicative, individual, individualistic, individualizing, ingrained, inherent, innate, local, marked, native, normal, original, particular, peculiar, personal, private, proper, regular, representative, singular, special, specific, symbolic, symptomatic, unique |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, uncharacteristic, untypical |
| Main Entry: | citizen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person native of country |
Synonyms: |
John/Jane Q. Public, aborigine, burgess, burgher, civilian, commoner, cosmopolite, denizen, dweller, freeman/woman, householder, inhabitant, member of body politic, member of community, national, native, naturalized person, occupant, resident, settler, subject, taxpayer, townsperson, urbanite, villager, voter |
| Notes: | a denizen is someone who inhabits a particular place while a citizen is a native or naturalized member of a state, city, town, or other political community |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreigner, immigrant |
| Main Entry: | congenital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inborn |
Synonyms: |
complete, connate, connatural, constitutional, inbred, indigenous, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, inherited, innate, intrinsic, inveterate, latent, native, natural, thorough, unacquired, utter |
Antonyms: |
contracted |
| Main Entry: | denizen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resident |
Synonyms: |
citizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant, inhabiter, liver, national, native, occupant, resider, subject |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreigner, immigrant |
| Main Entry: | domestic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not foreign |
Synonyms: |
handcrafted, home-grown, homemade, indigenous, inland, internal, intestine, intramural, municipal, national, native |
Antonyms: |
alien, foreign |