Nonnative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nonnative
       adj 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