Antonyms of adj nonnative

3 senses of nonnative

Sense 1
nonnative (vs. native) -- (not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa")

native (vs. nonnative), aboriginal -- (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning; "native Americans"; "the aboriginal peoples of Australia")

Sense 2
foreign-born, nonnative -- (of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population")

INDIRECT (VIA foreign) -> native -- (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad")

Sense 3
nonnative -- (of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing)

INDIRECT (VIA foreign) -> native -- (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad")

Similarity of adj nonnative

3 senses of nonnative

Sense 1
nonnative (vs. native) -- (not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa")

Sense 2
foreign-born, nonnative -- (of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population")
       => foreign (vs. native), strange -- (relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city")

Sense 3
nonnative -- (of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing)
       => foreign (vs. native), strange -- (relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city")

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