"nonnative" meaning in English

See nonnative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonnative (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of non-native. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: non-native
    Sense id: en-nonnative-en-adj-e~C2G4sB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Noun

Forms: nonnatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonnative (plural nonnatives)
  1. Alternative form of non-native. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: non-native
    Sense id: en-nonnative-en-noun-e~C2G4sB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

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