Native and Pure

Native

Native adjective - As found in nature in the elemental form.
Usage example: native copper

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

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Pure

Pure adjective - Free of extraneous elements of any kind.
Usage example: pure air and water

Native and pure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Pure".

Nearby Words: purify, purity, purely

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Strawberry Marshmallow Ana's actually an interesting variation, in that she really is pure-blooded British, but has lived in Japan so long she's for all intents and purposes a native.
  • Misplaced Wildlife And the bats working for the pure ones appear to be vampire bats, which are native to Central and South America.
  • 0% Approval Rating The Calvarians are universally despised by every country they interact with, which is not surprising seeing as their normal method of dealing with other countries involves invading them and then wiping out the native populations in order to replace them with "pure" Calvarian citizens.
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