Native vs. Resident — What's the Difference?

Being such by birth or origin

A diplomatic official residing in a foreign seat of government.

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

A colonial official acting as adviser to the ruler of a protected state, often having quasi-gubernatorial powers.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants

A member of an intelligence-gathering or nonuniformed law enforcement agency who resides and oversees operations in a certain locale

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

One who lives in a dormitory.

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

A physician receiving specialized clinical training in a hospital, usually after completing an internship.

Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances

A nonmigratory bird or other animal.

Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate

Dwelling in a particular place; residing

Natural, unaltered, or unadorned

Living somewhere in connection with duty or work.

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

Filling a particular role in a group or organization

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

Inherently present

One born in or connected with a place by birth

Nonmigratory

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

A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.

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

A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.

Belonging to one by birth.

A physician receiving specialized medical training.

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

A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.

Alternative case form of Native.

(legal) A legal permanent resident, someone who maintains residency.

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

(espionage) rezident

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

Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.

Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.

Based in a particular place; on hand; local.

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

(obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.

Original; constituting the original substance of anything.

Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; - opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country.

Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).

Fixed; stable; certain.

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

One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.

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

A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; - a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.

A native speaker.

Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

Ostrea edulis, a kind of oyster.

A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital;

Arising by birth; having an origin; born.

Living in a particular place;

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.

Used of animals that do not migrate

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;