native (from lat. nativus ) 1 adj. It applies to the country in which the person in question was born and to the things that come from him: His native country, his native customs . Native. 2 Applies to what is born naturally. 3 Innate or natural in the person or thing in question. 4 adj. and n. Indigenous or natural of the country in question: The natives are immunized against the disease . 5 adj. When an element, particularly a metal, is found pure in nature, this variety is designated by adding native to the name of the body: Native gold . Natio.
