1. Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; SYN. primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial.
2. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
ETYM French natif, Latin nativus, from nasci, p. p. natus. Related to Nation, Naďve, Nelf a serf.
1. As found in nature in the elemental form.
2. Being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning; SYN. aboriginal.
3. Being such by origin.
4. Belonging to one by birth.