Usually means: Originating from a different region.
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  1. non-native: Merriam-Webster
  2. non-native, non-native: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Non-Native, Non-native, non-native, non-Native: Wordnik
  4. non-native: Wiktionary
  5. non-native: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. non-native: Evolution Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (non-native)

▸ adjective:  Not native; not indigenous to a particular area; foreign; invasive.
▸ noun:  A person who is not native.

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