variants:
or nonnative
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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The first known use of non-native was in 1845
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