Definition of non-native
: not native: such as
a
of a plant or animal
: living or growing in a place that is not the location of its natural occurrence
- a non-native fish species
- … overgrazing causes grasslands to give way to sagebrush, mesquite and non-native exotic grasses, environmentalists contend.
- —Doug McInnis
b
: not born or raised in the place where a particular language is spoken
- non-native inhabitants
- a nonnative speaker of English [=a person who speaks English but whose native language is not English]
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non-native
or nonnative noun, plural non-natives or nonnatives-
- popular among both natives and non-natives
