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natal¹

  • /ˈneɪtəl/

Rhymes with -eɪtəl

Where it comes from

From Middle English natal, natale (“native, one’s own; inherited; presiding over birthdays or births”), from Classical Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of nada, Natal, née, and Noel.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to birth. Sea turtles return to their natal beaches to nest.

Similar: natal

natal²

  • /ˈneɪtəl/

Rhymes with -eɪtəl

Where it comes from

From Classical Latin natis (“rump”) + -al.

adjective more natal · most natal

  1. Of or relating to the buttocks.

Similar: natal

Natal³

Where it comes from

From Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of nada, natal, née, and Noel.

proper noun

  1. A former British colony in modern South Africa, existing from 1843 to 1910.
  2. A former province of South Africa, reorganized in 1994 into the modern province of KwaZulu-Natal.
  3. A municipality, the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: birth, childbirth, native, native-born, born, foundation, santa, christmas, origin, own, prenatal, kwazulu, birthing, antenatal, perinatal, parturient

adjective

Similar: natal

adjective

Similar: natal

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adj of or relating to birth

Españolnatal
Portuguêsnatal
Françaisnatal
Românănatal, de naștere

name former British colony

한국어나탈 natal
中文納塔爾 /纳塔尔
PortuguêsNatal

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Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{natal_2026,
  title = {natal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/natal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}