natives
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
An inflected form of native · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,409 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 57,287 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place also: indigen, indigene, aborigine, aboriginal the art of the natives of the northwest coastthe Canadian government scrapped plans to tax the grants to aboriginal college students
- a person born in a particular place or country he is a native of Brazil
- indigenous plants and animals
natives in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The natives are as fond of goat’s meat as they are of the milk.
The Mystery of Carlitos · Helen Randolph · Chapter 1
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Sanders had little time to bother about stray natives who might wander into his camp.
Bosambo of the River · Edgar Wallace · Chapter 1
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Soon a group of natives had gathered on the shore, all gazing down toward the bay.
Once Upon a Time in Delaware · Katharine Pyle · Chapter 1
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Charles Markley carried his radio set to darkest Africa, where the natives took it for a god.
Static · Wallace West · Chapter 1
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It is made to draw by the natives of the country where it is found, and its flesh is eaten by them.
An Alphabet of Quadrupeds · Anonymous · Chapter 1