nonnative

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nonnative - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

nonnative - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nonnative
      adj 1: not being or composed of aborigines; "the nonnative
             population of South Africa" [ant: aboriginal, native]
      2: of persons born in another area or country than that lived
         in; "our large nonnative population" [syn: foreign-born,
         nonnative]
      3: of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other
         than where they are growing