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Native

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

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Autochthonal 84% connected

Alt. of Autochthonous

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Autochthonal 84% connected

Alt. of Autochthonous

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Autochthonous 84% connected

Aboriginal; indigenous; native.

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Autochthonous 84% connected

Aboriginal; indigenous; native.

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Connatural 84% connected

Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural.

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Connatural 84% connected

Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural.

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Domestic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

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Domestic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness,…

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Endemic 84% connected

Alt. of Endemical

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Endemic 84% connected

Alt. of Endemical

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Inborn 84% connected

Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions.

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Inborn 84% connected

Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; as, inborn passions.

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Inbred 84% connected

Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.

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Inbred 84% connected

Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth.

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Indigenous 84% connected

Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported.

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Indigenous 84% connected

Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported.

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Pure 84% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

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Pure 84% connected

Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed; as, pure water; pure clay; pure…

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Broader term 5

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Being 76% connected

of Be

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Organism 76% connected

Organic structure; organization.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Levantine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the Levant.

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Russian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.

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Aboriginal 74% connected

First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

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Aboriginal 74% connected

First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

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Nativeness 74% connected

The quality or state of being native.

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Nativeness 74% connected

The quality or state of being native.

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Aboriginal 92% connected

First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America.

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Indigene 92% connected

One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon.

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Antonym 4

Foreign 94% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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Foreign 94% connected

Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.

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