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native-speaking

native-speaking adjective: that speaks a language as a first language or mother tongue.

Adjective

native-speaking (not comparable)

  1. That speaks a language as a first language or mother tongue.

Questions about native-speaking

What does native-speaking mean?
Native-speaking means that speaks a language as a first language or mother tongue.
What part of speech is native-speaking?
Native-speaking is an adjective.

Words near native-speaking in the dictionary

  1. native-born
  2. native-borns
  3. native-like
  4. native-speaker
  5. native-speakerism
  6. native-speaking
  7. nativehen
  8. nativehens
  9. nativelike
  10. nativelikeness
  11. natively

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