native
ADJECTIVENOUN
/neɪtɪv/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N
native is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1A1T1I1V4E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does native mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning.
“native Americans”
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2
As found in nature in the elemental form.
“native copper”
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3
Belonging to one by birth.
“my native land”
“one's native language”
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4
Characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin.
“the native North American sugar maple”
“many native artists studied abroad”
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NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
An indigenous person who was born in a particular place.
“the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A person born in a particular place or country.
“he is a native of Brazil”
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3
Indigenous plants and animals.
BROADER
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