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nonnative

/ˈnɑnˌneɪtɪv/
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Definitions of nonnative
  1. adjective
    of persons born in another area or country than that lived in
    “our large nonnative population”
    synonyms: foreign-born
    foreign, strange
    relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
  2. adjective
    of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing
    synonyms:
    foreign, strange
    relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
  3. adjective
    not being or composed of aborigines
    “the nonnative population of South Africa”
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    antonyms:
    native
    characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
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