natal
[ neyt-l ]
/ ˈneɪt l /
adjective
of or relating to a person's birth: celebrating one's natal day.
presiding over or affecting a person at birth: natal influences.
(of places) native: nostalgia for one's natal town.
Origin of natal
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin
nātālis of, belonging to one's birth, natal, equivalent to
nāt(us) an offspring (variant of
gnātus, past participle of
nāscī to be born) +
-ālis
-al1
Words nearby natal
Definition for natal (2 of 3)
Natal
[ nuh-tal, -tahl; for 2 also Portuguese nuh-tawl ]
/ nəˈtæl, -ˈtɑl; for 2 also Portuguese nəˈtɔl /
noun
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
a seaport in E Brazil.
OTHER WORDS FROM Natal
Na·tal·i·an, adjective, nounDefinition for natal (3 of 3)
Rio Grande do Norte
[ ree-oo grahn-di doo nawr-ti ]
/ ˈri ʊ ˈgrɑ̃ dɪ dʊ ˈnɔr tɪ /
noun
a state in E Brazil. 20,464 sq. mi. (53,000 sq. km). Capital: Natal.
Example sentences from the Web for natal
British Dictionary definitions for natal (1 of 4)
Word Origin for natal
C14: from Latin
nātālis of one's birth, from
nātus, from
nascī to be born
British Dictionary definitions for natal (2 of 4)
natal
2
/ (ˈneɪtəl) /
adjective
anatomy
of or relating to the buttocks
Word Origin for natal
from New Latin
nates buttocks
British Dictionary definitions for natal (3 of 4)
Natal
noun
(nəˈtæl)
a former province of E South Africa, between the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean: set up as a republic by the Boers in 1838; became a British colony in 1843; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced by KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Pietermaritzburg
(Portuguese naˈtal)
a port in NE Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, near the mouth of the Potengi River. Pop: 1 049 000 (2005 est)
British Dictionary definitions for natal (4 of 4)
Rio Grande do Norte
/ (Portuguese ˈriu ˈɡrəndi du ˈnɔrti) /
noun
a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: much of it is semiarid plateau. Capital: Natal. Pop: 2 852 784 (2002). Area: 53 014 sq km (20 469 sq miles)
Medical definitions for natal
natal
[ nāt′l ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or accompanying birth.
Of or relating to the buttocks.