Native and Traditional

Native

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

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

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Traditional

Traditional adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

Native and traditional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Traditional".

Both words in one sentence

  • Going Native Dr Peter Sawyer, the Hairless Warrior or Kioth-Tanied, went native after witnessing the genocide of a Venusian concordat at the hands of their traditional enemies and aggressive Earthling corporations.
    Source: Going Native
  • Series / Boardwalk Empire Maranzano and Masseria are both native Italians, "Moustache Petes" who are more traditional and conservative than the younger American mobsters like Luciano.
  • Belly Dancer However, the traditional dance of several countries is similar; this is particularly true of the Egyptian raqs balady ("native/local dance"), which is practiced by both men and women and shares many moves with the other thing.
    Source: Belly Dancer
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