Citizen vs. Native — What's the Difference?

A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized

Being such by birth or origin

A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a state or nation.

Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.

A resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants

A civilian.

Being one's own because of the place or circumstances of one's birth

A native, inhabitant, or denizen of a particular place

Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region; indigenous

A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.

Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances

A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.

Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate

An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.

Natural, unaltered, or unadorned

(Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or later of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.

(Biochemistry) Of or relating to the naturally occurring conformation of a macromolecule, such as a protein.

A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.

(Archaic) Closely related, as by birth or race.

(obsolete) An ordinary person, as opposed to nobles and landed gentry on one side and peasants, craftsmen, and laborers on the other.

One born in or connected with a place by birth

A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; dated a term of address among socialists and communists.

One of the original inhabitants or lifelong residents of a place.

(computing) An object.

An animal or plant that originated in a particular place or region.

One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or one not entitled to its franchises.

Belonging to one by birth.

An inhabitant of a city; a townsman.

Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

A person, native or naturalized, of either sex, who owes allegiance to a government, and is entitled to reciprocal protection from it.

Alternative case form of Native.

One who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen, though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense that he takes his legal status from such country.

Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.

Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.

Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city; characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious.

Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.

A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

(mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

Original; constituting the original substance of anything.

Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.

(in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Native.

A native speaker.

Ostrea edulis, a kind of oyster.

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; - opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc.

Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous with domestic.

Original; constituting the original substance of anything; as, native dust.

Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc. Having the same meaning as congenital, but typically used for positive qualities, whereas congenital may be used for negative qualities. See also congenital

Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as, native silver, copper, gold.

One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France; the natives are restless.

Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.

A person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person

Being such by origin;

Belonging to one by birth;

Being or composed of people inhabiting a region from the beginning;

As found in nature in the elemental form;

Normally existing at birth;