Native and True

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

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

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.

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Native and true are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Native" instead an adjective "True".

He stays true Roman while other officials in Cleopatra's court, including the triumvir Mark Antony, go native, a sacrilegious offense to Roman eyes.

Source: Going Native
There are no true cedars in North America, but the misnamed Atlantic White cedar, which is actually a cypress, is native and common to Mississippi.

Source: Literature / A Rose for Emily
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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