NONNATIVE Definition & Meaning

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nonnative

[ non-ney-tiv ]

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adjective

of or relating to a language that is not the first language acquired by a person:
It is harder to communicate in your nonnative language.
of or relating to a person communicating in a nonnative language:
a nonnative speaker of English.
Biology. of or relating to a plant or animal that is not indigenous to a region:
The proliferation of nonnative plants is choking out the local flora.
Digital Technology. of or relating to software that was not originally designed for the platform on which it is running:
nonnative user interfaces;
nonnative apps.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of nonnative¹

First recorded in 1850–60; non- ( def ) + native ( def )

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Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.

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Once a nonnative species gets into an environment, it is often too late to get rid of it, and the focus shifts to containment or long-term management.

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Their woes have also been compounded by disease and predation by nonnative trout.

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Others blame the nonnative trees for lifting sidewalks and clogging sewer lines with their roots, or are willing to sacrifice the trees to break ground on a project they believe will bring economic vitality.

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Additionally, they wrote, some nutrients exist in the lake bed’s sediment and are mixed into the water by waves and nonnative carp.

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