Dictionary Check: nonnative

"nonnative" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

not being or composed of aborigines

Example: "the nonnative population of South Africa"
Antonyms:
adjective

of persons born in another area or country than that lived in

Example: "our large nonnative population"
Synonyms:
adjective

of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing

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