Native Definition–adjective | 1. | being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land. | | 2. | belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature; inherent: native ability; native grace. | | 3. | belonging by birth to a people regarded as indigenous to a certain place, esp. a preliterate people: Native guides accompanied the expedition through the rain forest. | | 4. | of indigenous origin, growth, or production: native pottery. | | 5. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the indigenous inhabitants of a place or country: native customs; native dress. | | 6. | born in a particular place or country: a native New Yorker. | | 7. | of or pertaining to a language acquired by a person before or to the exclusion of any other language: Her native language is Greek. | | 8. | pertaining to or characteristic of a person using his or her native language: a native speaker of English; native command of a language. | | 9. | under the rule of natives: a native government. | | 10. | occupied by natives: the native quarter of Algiers. | | 11. | remaining or growing in a natural state; unadorned or unchanged: the native beauty of a desert island. | | 12. | forming the source or origin of a person or thing: He returned to his native Kansas. | | 13. | originating naturally in a particular country or region, as animals or plants. | | 14. | found in nature rather than produced artificially, as a mineral substance: the difference between native and industrial diamonds. | | 15. | Chemistry, Mineralogy. (of metals) occurring in nature pure or uncombined: native copper. | | 16. | belonging to a person as a birthright: to deprive a person of his native rights. | | 17. | Computers. | a. | designed for use with a specific type of computer: writing native applications for 32-bit PCs. | | b. | internal to a specific application program: to view the file in its native format. | | | 18. | Archaic. closely related, as by birth. | –noun | 19. | one of the people indigenous to a place or country, esp. as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.: the natives of Chile. | | 20. | a person born in a particular place or country: a native of Ohio. | | 21. | an organism indigenous to a particular region. | | 22. | British. an oyster reared in British waters, esp. in an artificial bed. | | 23. | Astrology. a person born under a particular planet. | —Idiom | 24. | go native, Informal. to adopt or affect the manners or way of life of a place or environment that is different from one's own, esp. a less developed country: After living on the island for a year, we went native and began to wear the local costume. | |
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American Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen. | | 2. | of or pertaining to North or South America; of the Western Hemisphere: the American continents. | | 3. | of or pertaining to the aboriginal Indians of North and South America, usually excluding the Eskimos, regarded as being of Asian ancestry and marked generally by reddish to brownish skin, black hair, dark eyes, and prominent cheekbones. | –noun | 4. | a citizen of the United States of America. | | 5. | a native or inhabitant of the Western Hemisphere. | | 6. | an Indian of North or South America. | | 8. | a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and no rear truck. | |
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Man Definition–noun | 1. | an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman. | | 2. | a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoric man. | | 3. | the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war. | | 4. | a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself. | | 6. | a male lover or sweetheart. | | 7. | a male follower or subordinate: the king's men. He's the boss's number one man. | | 8. | a male employee or representative, esp. of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the phone company. | | 9. | a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you. | | 13. | an enthusiast or devotee: I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man. | | 14. | Slang. male friend; ally: You're my main man. | | 15. | a term of familiar address to a man; fellow: Now, now, my good man, please calm down. | | 16. | Slang. a term of familiar address to a man or a woman: Hey, man, take it easy. | | 17. | one of the pieces used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers. | | 18. | History/Historical. a liegeman; vassal. | | 19. | Obsolete. manly character or courage. | | 20. | the man, Slang. | a. | a person or group asserting authority or power over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group. | | b. | a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict. | Also, the Man. | –verb (used with object) | 21. | to furnish with men, as for service or defense. | | 22. | to take one's place for service, as at a gun or post: to man the ramparts. | | 23. | to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel: to man oneself for the dangers ahead. | | 24. | Falconry. to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of men. | –interjection | 25. | Slang. an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling: Man, what a ball game! | —Idioms | 26. | as one man, in complete agreement or accord; unanimously: They arose as one man to protest the verdict. | | 27. | be one's own man, | a. | to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent: Now that he has a business he is his own man. | | b. | to be in complete command of one's faculties: After a refreshing nap he was again his own man. | | | 28. | man and boy, ever since childhood: He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years. | | 29. | man's man, a man who exemplifies masculine qualities. | | 30. | to a man, with no exception; everyone; all: To a man, the members of the team did their best. | |
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