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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Being a native and inhabitant of the same place; living where one was born..
Our conversation was entirely in Malay, as that is the official language here, and in fact the mother-tongue and only language of the controlleur, who is a native-born half-breed.
The native-born and the "naturalised" locomotives have been giving way to the standardised types, of which the L.M.S.R. class "5" 4-6-0 has led the way and has penetrated the furthest.
“There are a lot of jobs in the US that native-born people don’t want – and foreign-born people are happy to have,” said Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research.
Use native-born when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Native-born means Being a native and inhabitant of the same place; living where one was born..
Common synonyms include native.
Possible antonyms include foreign-born, naturalized.
Our conversation was entirely in Malay, as that is the official language here, and in fact the mother-tongue and only language of the controlleur, who is a native-born half-breed.
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