adj

• (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
  "The naturalized Norway maple often outcompetes the native North American sugar maple."
• (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
  "This is a native back-end to gather the latest news feeds."
• (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
  "native aluminium"

noun

• (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
  "Mail trains are limited to first and second class passengers, but on the mixed trains third class is also provided, and this is patronised exclusively by natives."

adj

• Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
  "Therefore, in 1885 Congress passed the Major Crimes Act whereby jurisdiction in the case of seven major crimes (the list of crimes was later expanded) occurring on Native lands was placed in the hands of federal courts."
• Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
  "He did not ask the Council to sanction the removal of all restrictions on Native lands, but simply asked that such lands as are to be rated under this Bill should have their titles freed in so far as to enable the Native owners to lease those lands and obtain some benefit therefrom."
• Aboriginal to a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)

noun

• An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
• An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
• An aboriginal inhabitant of a colonized region, especially one colonized by English-speaking people. (Compare native, which is more general.)
  "Thunderstorms have been more frequent, and I regret to say during one last week a Native kraal was struck by lightning, the electric fluid killing three head of cattle; several Natives in a hut received a shock, but happily no further injury."