1 (of one's birth) [+town, country, soil] natal Mother Teresa visited her native Albania His work is almost unknown in his native land
native Britons los nacidos en Gran Bretaña
2 (indigenous) [+inhabitant, culture, population] indígena She was forced to reassess her attitudes towards the native inhabitants
the native peoples of the Amazon los pueblos indígenas del Amazonas; to go native adoptar las costumbres del lugar
/a few hippies gone native/ walked about with babies in papooses
[+plant, animal, species] autóctono; originario del lugar The native squirrel will be extinct in ten years or so Native plants have been replaced by clover or wheat
to be native to ser originario de
These animals that are native to South America and Asia
3 (innate) [+ability, talent] natural; innato We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it
native wit ingenio (m)
I got through A levels just on a bit of native wit