nonnative - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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not being or composed of aborigines“the nonnative population of South Africa”Opposite aboriginal
of persons born in another area or country than that lived in“our large nonnative population”Synonyms: foreign-bornOpposite nativeSimilar foreign, strange
of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growingOpposite nativeSimilar foreign, strange

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nonnative adjective

1. not being or composed of aborigines; as, the nonnative population of South Africa. Opposite of native.

2. Of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; foreign-born; as, our large nonnative population. Syn. — foreign-born.

3. Originating in a different region and acclimated to a new environment; — of plants or animals. Syn. — domesticated, naturalized.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5