natives

plural of native
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as in residents
a usually longtime resident of a locality the natives seem to resent the summer tourists even though they depend upon them for their livelihood

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as in aborigines
a member of the first people to inhabit a region the anthropologist spent two years living among the island's natives and observing and documenting their customs and traditions

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Recent Examples of natives Both natives of Argentina with Jewish roots, the Schors run a restaurant called Beba with a particular affinity for offal (organ meats) and a surprisingly light touch with creative veg dishes that change seasonally. — Luke Pyenson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 Patti Smith Chicago natives Pope Leo XIV and Patti Smith met in July. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026 Nichols leads a talented KU roster featuring four seniors and five Kansas City natives. — Pj Green november 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 El Paso natives and museum board members Barb Lancaster, John Denham and Brian Ulrich, Project XV’s curator, had known of Strother’s history, unlike other board members. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 My friends who were Philly natives were my tour guides, and I was inspired by their passion for the exhibits. — Lili Mei Granda Argianas, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026 Luckily, Chuy's is a national TexMex chain that is worthy of both Lone Star State natives and outsiders alike. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 Being that the Super Bowl halftime show has a history of genre-blending performances, the Cali natives popping out alongside Hov would check that box while also accounting for hometown representation. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Fully unveiled on Friday in New Delhi, the 12-month spread was photographed by Sølve Sundsbø, who had shot last year’s edition, as well as by India natives Raghu Rai and Avani Rai. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • As a developer works to ease intense public pushback to its potential data center in Cromwell, residents in a town 30 miles to the north are campaigning to block similar operations from even being proposed in their community.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
  • SpaceX needs permission from Cochise County, where the proposal has drawn opposition from some residents.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
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  • Undeterred, Ghidorah returned for a rematch just a year later in Invasion of Astro Monster (1965), after being discovered supposedly terrorizing the inhabitants of Planet X, a world found beyond Jupiter.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Nov. 2026
  • This year’s number one restaurant and also the Best Restaurant in Europe is Asador Etxebarri, which calls Atxondo, a village of less than 1,500 inhabitants in Spain’s Basque Country, home.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Orlando was a place where deep connections, native and immigrant, had built multigenerational legacies, setting the table for locals and supporting one another.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Polish leaders, visitors and locals praised police officers who shot and wounded the attacker.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

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“Natives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/natives. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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