'nonnative' definitions:
Definition of 'nonnative'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa" [ant: aboriginal, native]
adjective
Of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population" [syn: foreign-born, nonnative]
adjective
Of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing
Definition of 'nonnative'
From: GCIDE
- nonnative \nonnative\ adj.
- 1. not being or composed of aborigines; as, the nonnative population of South Africa. Opposite of native. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; foreign-born; as, our large nonnative population.
- Syn: foreign-born. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. Originating in a different region and acclimated to a new environment; -- of plants or animals.
- Syn: domesticated, naturalized. [WordNet 1.5]