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Na⋅tal

  [nuh-tal, -tahl; for 2 also Port. nuh-tawl]
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–noun
1. a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 4,236,700; 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
2. a seaport in E Brazil. 250,787.
Related forms:
Na⋅tal⋅i⋅an, adjective, noun
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Word Origin & History

natal 
c.1374, from L. natalis "pertaining to birth or origin," from natus, pp. of nasci "to be born" (see genus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: na·tal
Pronunciation: 'nAt-&l
Function: adjective
: of or relating to birth natal death rate—Journal of the American Medical Association>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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natal na·tal (nāt'l)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or accompanying birth.

  2. Of or relating to the buttocks.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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