nonnative

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English

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Adjective

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nonnative (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of non-native.
    • 2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 162:
      I aped the accent of a nonnative speaker.

Noun

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nonnative (plural nonnatives)

  1. Alternative spelling of non-native.
    • 1988 March 25, James Krohe Jr., “Reading: Our City, Ourselves”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      If you're a Chicagoan, you will find something in each that you didn't know about; nonnatives will find something in each they'll wish they'd read before making their last trip.