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English word

native

B1Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈneɪtɪv/US /ˈneɪtɪv/
adjective

connected with the place where you were born and lived for the first years of your life

noun

a person who was born in a particular country or area

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED
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Start the story with the arrows of the Native Americans, and not with the arrival of the British, and you have an entirely different story.

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As a Korean American to have this link with a native Korean (speaking in foreign language) (Jung Laughs) You know what I mean is really important.

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