natalian
noun
1.
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
2.
a seaport in E Brazil.
Related forms
Na·tal·i·an, adjective, noun
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natal1 (ˈneɪtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to birth |
| 2. | a rare word for native : natal instincts |
| [C14: from Latin nātālis of one's birth, from nātus, from nascī to be born] | |
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Natalian
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| natal2 (ˈneɪtəl) | |
| —adj | |
| anatomy of or relating to the buttocks | |
| [from New Latin nates buttocks] | |
| Natal | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a former province of E South Africa, between the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean: set up as a republic by the Boers in 1838; became a British colony in 1843; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced by KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Pietermaritzburg |
| 2. | a port in NE Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, near the mouth of the Potengi River. Pop: 1 049 000 (2005 est) |
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Word Origin & History
natal
late 14c., from L. natalis "pertaining to birth or origin," from natus, pp. of nasci "to be born" (Old L. gnasci; see genus).
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natal na·tal (nāt'l)
adj.
Of, relating to, or accompanying birth.
Of or relating to the buttocks.
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