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| aboriginal |
native to an area; indigenous. [1/3 definitions] |
| aborigine |
an original or first inhabitant of an area, esp. a member of a tribe native to Australia. [2 definitions] |
| adventive |
not native to or fully established in a locale or environment, as a plant or animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| Afghan |
a native or citizen of Afghanistan, or a descendant thereof. [1/5 definitions] |
| Afrikaner |
a native South African of European descent, esp. one of Dutch ancestry. |
| Ainu |
a member of an aboriginal people native to the northernmost islands of Japan, noted for their ample body hair. [1/3 definitions] |
| Albanian |
a native or citizen of Albania, or a descendant thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aleut |
a member of a native people of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. |
| almond |
a tree of the rose family that is native to warm temperate regions, closely related to the cherry. [1/6 definitions] |
| Álvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca |
a Spanish explorer who, after landing on the cape of Florida in 1528 and being stranded in the Gulf coast region for 8 years, published an account of his survival and interaction with the native peoples under the title "La relación" (1542) (b.1490?--d.1557?). |
| American |
a native of North, Central, or South America, esp. of Indian ancestry; in the United States, a Native American. [1/5 definitions] |
| American Indian |
a member of any of the native peoples of North America, Central America, South America, or the West Indies, except for Eskimos. American Indians are also called Native Americans. |
| Amerind |
an Indian or Eskimo native to North or South America. [1/2 definitions] |
| Anglo-Saxon |
a person whose nationality, ancestry, or native language is English. [1/5 definitions] |
| anil |
a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [1/2 definitions] |
| Arab |
a native of Arabia, or a descendant thereof. [1/4 definitions] |
| Arabian |
a native of Arabia; Arab. [1/4 definitions] |
| Arabian camel |
the single-humped camel native to the area from North Africa to India; dromedary. (Cf. Bactrian camel.) |
| araucaria |
a cone-bearing evergreen native to the Southern Hemisphere and grown as an ornamental elsewhere. |
| Arcadian |
a native of Arcadia, or a descendant thereof. [1/4 definitions] |
| Armenian |
a native or citizen of Armenia, or a descendant thereof. [1/3 definitions] |
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