adjective “non-native”
non-native, non-gradable
- not speaking a language from birth
Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.
Despite her fluency, you could tell she was a non-native English speaker by her slight accent.
- not originally from a specific place, referring to animals and plants
The dandelions in my backyard are non-native plants that originally came from Europe.
noun “non-native”
sg. non-native, pl. non-natives
- someone who does not speak a language from birth
Maria is a non-native, but she communicates very effectively.
- someone who is not originally from a certain place
Sergey, being a non-native, was excited to learn about the local traditions.