a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not

a native of Montreal

an eighteen-year-old Brooklyn native

associated with the place or circumstances of a person's birth

he's a native New Yorker

her native country

(of a plant or animal) of indigenous origin or growth

eagle owls aren't native to Britain

Scotland's few remaining native pinewoods

(of a quality) belonging to a person's character from birth; innate

some last vestige of native wit prompted Guy to say nothing

(of a metal or other mineral) found in a pure or uncombined state

designed for or built into a given system, especially denoting the language associated with a given processor, computer, or compiler, and programs written in it