nat
BrE /næt/ AmE /næt/
noun / adjective en → es
a person who is born in a particular place or country and has that place or country as their home
nativo, natural de
- be a nat of somewhere
Collocations a native of the city · native of Colombia
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She is a nat of New York.
Ella es una nativa de Nueva York.
an animal that lives naturally in a particular place or country, not one that has been introduced from somewhere else
animal nativo, especie autóctona
- be a nat of somewhere
Collocations native bird species · native fish in the river
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The eagle is a native of this region.
El águila es una especie autóctona de esta región.
a language that someone has spoken since they were a child and is their first language
lengua materna, idioma nativo
- be the nat of somebody
Collocations native language skills · the native tongue
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Spanish is her nat.
El español es su lengua materna.
(of a person) born in the place or country mentioned; (of an animal, plant, etc.) living naturally in the place mentioned
nativo, autóctono
- be a nat of somewhere
Collocations native speaker · native plants
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He is a native New Yorker.
Él es un neoyorquino de nacimiento.
(of something) existing or happening naturally in the place mentioned; (of a person, animal, etc.) living naturally in the place mentioned
natural de, autóctono
- be nat to somewhere
Collocations native to a region · native to the area
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The plant is native to this region.
La planta es natural de esta región.
(of a language) spoken naturally by people in the place mentioned; (of a person, animal, etc.) living naturally in the place mentioned
nativo de, autóctono
- be nat to somewhere
Collocations native to a country · native to the area
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Spanish is native to many countries in South America.
El español es natural de muchos países en Sudamérica.
(of a person) born in the place or country mentioned; (of an animal, plant, etc.) living naturally in the place mentioned
nativo de, autóctono
- be nat to somewhere
Collocations native of a city · native of the region
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She is native to this area.
Ella es natural de esta región.
(of a person) born in the place or country mentioned; (of an animal, plant, etc.) living naturally in the place mentioned
nativo de, autóctono
- be nat to somewhere
Collocations native of a country · native of the area
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He is native to Colombia.
Él es natural de Colombia.