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- noun Plural form of
native .
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Examples
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Oh, and in Canada, the term natives is seen as derogatory and politically incorrect.
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The fishing-ground of the natives is their most prized possession; the commencement of their fierce and long warfare with their Kaleobar foes was some dispute about the division.
Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago 1887
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Neo/Jake Sully is an ordinary guy who doesnt consider himself special but gets launched into a world whete it turns out he is amazingly amazing and saves the friendly natives from the man (the machines/corporation).
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But he has not done it unkindly and the life of the burnt-umber natives is one of ease, comparatively speaking.
some stuff. smillaraaq 2010
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The native people of Ajijic are not like any of the natives from the other villages surrounding the lake and that includes Chapala.
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To the extent that migration of foreign private household workers leads highskilled natives to increase labor supply to the market, wage inequality among natives is reduced.
Benefits of Immigration, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Its garden of wild flowers and California natives is entirely in keeping with the requirements of drought-prone northern California.
Theodora Kroeber 2010
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Posing the question as to whether we should let native species go extinct for non-natives is absurd, we alredy lose too much biodiversity every day without knowing it, willingly letting this happen should be unthinkable.
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The native people of Ajijic are not like any of the natives from the other villages surrounding the lake and that includes Chapala.
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Posing the question as to whether we should let native species go extinct for non-natives is absurd, we alredy lose too much biodiversity every day without knowing it, willingly letting this happen should be unthinkable.
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