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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
nonnative \nonnative\ adjective
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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nonnative
adjective
1: not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative population of South Africa" [ant: {native}]
2: of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population" [syn: {foreign-born}]
3: of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing
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