Native and Proper

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

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Proper and native are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Native and proper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Proper".

Nearby Words: property, properly

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) characters native to the Battle Nexus are all referred to in this manner—"Daimyo," "Gyoji," "Healer," etc.—and it's not clear if they even have proper names.

Source: Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Haggis and the more intelligent and proper Hermione both speak in Scottish accents, while Baggis sounds exactly what you'd expect an uncivilized native to sound like.

Source: Western Animation / Mike, Lu & Og
David Cronenberg - who shoots the vast majority of his films in his native Toronto - actually averted this trope in Maps To The Stars by filming some scenes in Hollywood proper.

Source: California Doubling

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