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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr. nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na["i]ve}, {Neif} a serf.] 1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native, rising and vanishing again in long periods of times. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to {foreign}; as, native land, language, color, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or {imported}; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with {domestic}. [1913 Webster +PJC] 4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as {congenital}, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas {congenital} may be used for negative qualities. See also {congenital} [1913 Webster +PJC] Courage is native to you. --Jowett (Thucyd.). [1913 Webster] 6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.] [1913 Webster] the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. (Min.) (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold. (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium chloride. [1913 Webster] {Native American party}. See under {American}, a. {Native bear} (Zool.), the koala. {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a truffle, but much larger. {Native devil}. (Zool.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under {Devil}. {Native hen} (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx Mortierii}). {Native pheasant}. (Zool.) See {Leipoa}. {Native rabbit} (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form. {Native sloth} (Zool.), the koala. {Native thrush} (Zool.), an Australian singing bird ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}. {Native turkey} (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}. [1913 Webster] Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital. Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that which springs from the structure of the mind. Native eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion; natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied or artificial. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Domestic \Do*mes"tic\, a. [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F. domestique. See 1st {Dome}.] 1. 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, worship, servants. [1913 Webster] His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his domestic feelings were unusually strong. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as, foreign wars and domestic dissensions. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman. [1913 Webster] 4. Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals. [1913 Webster] 5. Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic manufactures, wines, etc. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Domestic \Do*mes"tic\, n. 1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant. [1913 Webster] The master labors and leads an anxious life, to secure plenty and ease to the domestic. --V. Knox. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Com.) Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton goods. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: domestic adj 1: of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" [ant: {foreign}] 2: of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science" 3: of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste" [ant: {undomestic}] 4: converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" [syn: {domestic}, {domesticated}] 5: produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil" n 1: a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household [syn: {domestic}, {domestic help}, {house servant}]