1.Definition: as found in nature in the elemental form

"Native copper"

2.Definition: belonging to one by birth

"My native land", "One's native language"

3.Definition: characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

"The native North American sugar maple", "Many native artists studied abroad"

4.Definition: characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

"Native Americans"

Related Adjective(s):aboriginal