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non-native

  • /nɒnˈneɪtɪv/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪtɪv

adjective nonnative

  1. not comparable Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive. Use purple three-awn grass to replace the overused, invasive non-native weedy Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima).

noun non-natives · nonnative

  1. A person who is not native.

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adj not indigenous

日本語非ネイティブ hineitibu
Deutschnichteinheimisch
Русскийнеме́стный neméstnyj

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@misc{non_native_2026,
  title = {non-native},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/non-native},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}