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NATAL
natal
(adjective) relating to or accompanying birth; “natal injuries”; “natal day”; “natal influences”
natal
(adjective) of or relating to the buttocks
Natal
(noun) a port city in northeastern Brazil
Natal, KwaZulu-Natal
(noun) a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; “Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Natal
A former British colony and province of South Africa, itself beforehand the Natalia Republic. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.
A state capital, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Anagrams
• alant
Etymology 1
Adjective
natal
Of or relating to birth.
Etymology 2
Adjective
natal (comparative more natal, superlative most natal)
Of or relating to the buttocks.
Anagrams
• alant
Source: Wiktionary
Na"tal, a. Etym: [L. natalis, fr. natus, p.p. of nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See Nation, and cf. Noel.]
1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native. Princes' children took names from their natal places. Camden. Propitious star, whose sacred power Presided o'er the monarch's natal hour. Prior.
2. (Actrol.)
Definition: Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
Syn.
– Native, natural. See Native.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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