External
External adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.
Native
Native adjective - Being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing.
Usage example: a native energy and ambition that would allow him to rise above his humble beginnings
Both words in one sentence
- France 24, an external service news channel that broadcasts in native French, in addition to English and Arabic.
Source: 24-Hour News Networks -
Skully lampshades this at one point, when he tells Maia how it's like the people from his native Ireland spend all their time killing one another, instead of working together to deal with external threats.
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Then their test results come back, leaving the scientist stunned that, despite external appearances, their biology matches nothing native to Skaro.
Source: Human Outside, Alien Inside
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