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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