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<div style="font-size:250%;">When to use NATIVE OF or NATIVE TO in English?</div> | <div style="font-size:250%;">When to use "'''NATIVE OF'''" or "'''NATIVE TO'''" in English?</div> | ||
==Native of== | ==Native of== | ||
When you are talking about a person, "native" is used as a noun. | When you are talking about a person, "native" is used as a noun. | ||
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When to use "NATIVE OF" or "NATIVE TO" in English?
Native of
When you are talking about a person, "native" is used as a noun.
- Jean is native of France. It means Jean was born in France.
Native to
When you are talking about an object or an animal, "native" is used as an adjective.
- Green tea is native to Asia. It means green tea came from Asia.