Domestic and Nonnative

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Domestic adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

Usage example: the domestic bird population has been virtually wiped out by the brown tree snake

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Nonnative is an antonym for domestic.

Nonnative adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.

Usage example: nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country

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Domestic is an antonym for nonnative.

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Nonnative and Domestic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/domestic/nonnative

Domestic & Nonnative. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/domestic/nonnative>.

Nonnative or Domestic. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/domestic/nonnative.

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