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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] natif, from Middle French, from [[Latin]] nativus, from natus, past participle of nasci to be [[Birth|born]] | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] natif, from Middle French, from [[Latin]] nativus, from natus, past participle of nasci to be [[Birth|born]] | ||
− | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : inborn, [[innate]] <native talents> | *1 : inborn, [[innate]] <native talents> | ||
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*10 capitalized : of, relating to, or being a member of an aboriginal people of North or South | *10 capitalized : of, relating to, or being a member of an aboriginal people of North or South | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | The term '''native''' can have many [[different]] social and [[political]] connotations, in [[different]] [[contexts]]. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term - as in stating that one is a native of a particular [[city]] or that a certain [[language]] is one's native language. However, in the [[context]] of colonialism - in particular, British colonialism - the term "natives", as applied to the inhabitants of colonies, assumed a disparaging and patronising sense, implying that the people concerned were incapable of taking care of themselves and in need of Europeans to [[administer]] their lives; therefore, these people resent the use of the term and consider it insulting, and at present Europeans usually avoid using it. Likewise, American Indians under the auspices of the American Indian movement loathe this term. Native American in the U.S. was a term first coined by the U.S. Census as a way to classify all American Indian tribes. And in the [[context]] of [ | + | The term '''native''' can have many [[different]] social and [[political]] connotations, in [[different]] [[contexts]]. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term - as in stating that one is a native of a particular [[city]] or that a certain [[language]] is one's native language. However, in the [[context]] of colonialism - in particular, British colonialism - the term "natives", as applied to the inhabitants of colonies, assumed a disparaging and patronising sense, implying that the people concerned were incapable of taking care of themselves and in need of Europeans to [[administer]] their lives; therefore, these people resent the use of the term and consider it insulting, and at present Europeans usually avoid using it. Likewise, American Indians under the auspices of the American Indian movement loathe this term. Native American in the U.S. was a term first coined by the U.S. Census as a way to classify all American Indian tribes. And in the [[context]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativism Nativism], in some periods a [[potent]] [[political]] [[force]], "natives" are defined as a (predominantly white) [[group]] deserving of a special privileged position in comparison to immigrants.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native] |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*'''''[[Indigenous]]''''' | *'''''[[Indigenous]]''''' | ||
[[Category: Sociology]] | [[Category: Sociology]] |
Latest revision as of 01:24, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English natif, from Middle French, from Latin nativus, from natus, past participle of nasci to be born
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 1 : inborn, innate <native talents>
- 2 : belonging to a particular place by birth
- 3 archaic : closely related
- 4 : belonging to or associated with one by birth
- 5 : natural, normal
- 6 a : grown, produced, or originating in a particular place or in the vicinity : local
- b : living or growing naturally in a particular region : indigenous
- 7 : simple, unaffected
- 8 a : constituting the original substance or source
- 9 chiefly Australian : having a usually superficial resemblance to a specified English plant or animal
- 10 capitalized : of, relating to, or being a member of an aboriginal people of North or South
Description
The term native can have many different social and political connotations, in different contexts. In some cases it is a neutral, descriptive term - as in stating that one is a native of a particular city or that a certain language is one's native language. However, in the context of colonialism - in particular, British colonialism - the term "natives", as applied to the inhabitants of colonies, assumed a disparaging and patronising sense, implying that the people concerned were incapable of taking care of themselves and in need of Europeans to administer their lives; therefore, these people resent the use of the term and consider it insulting, and at present Europeans usually avoid using it. Likewise, American Indians under the auspices of the American Indian movement loathe this term. Native American in the U.S. was a term first coined by the U.S. Census as a way to classify all American Indian tribes. And in the context of Nativism, in some periods a potent political force, "natives" are defined as a (predominantly white) group deserving of a special privileged position in comparison to immigrants.[1]