Native may refer to:

People

Jus soli ''Jus soli'' ( , , ; meaning "right of soil"), commonly referred to as birthright citizenship, is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship. ''Jus soli'' was part of the English common law, in contras ...

, citizenship by right of birth *

Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...

, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Native Americans (disambiguation)

In arts and entertainment

Native (band) Native is a French R&B duo composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne (born 20 January 1968 in Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis) and Chris Mayne (born 12 January 1970 in Villemomble). They began their singing career as backup singers with Niagara and Gé ...

, a French R&B band *

Native (comics) The Native is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Native first appeared in ''Wolverine'' vol. 3 #13 and was created by Greg Rucka and Darick Robertson. Fictional ch ...

, a character in the X-Men comics universe * ''Native'' (album), a 2013 album by OneRepublic * ''Native'' (2016 film), a British science fiction film * ''

The Native ''The Native'' (stylized in all caps) is a Nigerian-based music magazine publishing in Lagos. Founded in 2016, ''The Native'' focuses primarily on music, style, and art, championing the sounds and culture of tomorrow: today. History ''The NA ...

'', a Nigerian music magazine

In science

Native (computing) In computing, native software or data-formats are those that were designed to run on a particular operating system. In a more technical sense, native code is code written specifically for a certain processor. In contrast, cross-platform software c ...

, software or data formats supported by a certain system *

Native language A first language, native tongue, native language, mother tongue or L1 is the first language or dialect that a person