<< Back to dictionary

The Meaning of nonnative

  • (adjective satellite) of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing
  • (adjective satellite) of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population"
  • (adjective) not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa"

Synonyms

foreign-born

Antonyms

native

Rhymes

accommodative , accumulative , administrative , alliterative , appreciative , authoritative , collaborative , commemorative , cooperative , creative , dative , deliberative , facultative , imitative , innovative , investigative , iterative , legislative , manipulative , native , probative , prognosticative , qualitative , quantitative , regulative , rehabilitative , stative , stimulative , vegetative