Native, indigenous, endemic, aboriginal mean belonging to a locality. Native implies birth or origin in a place or region and may suggest compatibility with it. Native implies birth or origin in the specified place:
A native of a particular country or region is someone who was born in that country or region. Jan 20, 2026adjective native (comparative more native, superlative most native) belonging to one by birth. See examples of native used in a sentence.
To have one's foot on (one's) native heath and variants: