Native and State

Native

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

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

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

State noun - A body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government.

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Native and state are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Native" instead an adjective "State".

true	true native	true state
single	single native	single state
poor	poor native	poor state
former	former native	former state
Other adjectives: comatose, last, different, southern.

Also, native Montanans find it extremely annoying when people assume they speak with a southern drawl just because they're a "cowboy state." For an example of how diverse the state can be, see this town hall meeting.

Source: Useful Notes / American Accents
Even more ironic is that New Jersey fans were booing a native of their own state.

Source: Music at Sporting Events
Because of this, Native Alaskans and Hawaiians will be grouped in their own state pages.

Source: Useful Notes / Native Americans

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