natal

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
  2. noun a port city in northeastern Brazil
  3. adjective relating to or accompanying birth

Etymology

From Middle English natal, natale (“native, one’s own; inherited; presiding over birthdays or births”), from Classical Latin nātālis (“natal”), from nātus, perfect active participle of nāscor (“to be born”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. Doublet of Natal and Noel.

In classic literature

Synonyms

KwaZulu-Natal

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