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native

adjective as in domestic; not foreign

noun as in person born where they reside

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Forget the backlash against palm trees from critics, who say they are not native to L.A., suck up too much water, attract invasive species and fail to even provide much shade.

Chu, a native of Taiwan, is the force behind the food.

He was involved in the felling of another remote site, Hardknott in the Lake District, which is now being restored to native woodlands with the gradual "removal of commercial areas".

From BBC

The plants chosen for the sculpture are sustainable, native to California and should flower almost year-round.

A North Carolina native who lived in Hawaii prior to the Florida incident, Routh made a series of bizarre steps and statements throughout the proceedings.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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