Definition of native for Students. 1  1 : born in a certain place or country He's a native Belgian. 2  2 : belonging to a person because of place of birth His parents speak their native language at home. 3  3 : living or growing naturally in a certain region native plants. 4  4 : grown, produced, or coming from a certain place native tomatoes native art.
Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil in Rosedale, Mississippi. Last month, while I was driving down the Mississippi River on a magazine assignment, I had a curious experience in Rosedale, Mississippi.
Jewel was discovered by Inga Vainshtein in August 1993 when John Hogan, lead singer from the local San Diego band Rust, whom Ms. Vainshtein was managing, called to tell her about a girl surfer who sang at a local coffee shop on Thursdays.