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To: rxsid; Red Steel; patlin; El Gato; Spaulding

Las Vegas Ron has located the 1771 Edition of the Encyclopedia Brit.

Native, a person considered as born in a certain place which was the proper residence of his parents...


86 posted on 08/12/2010 4:56:10 PM PDT by bushpilot1
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Native, a person considered as born in a certain place which was the proper residence of his parents...

So by that definition, The Won is not even a native. Kenya was the proper residence of his father.

But we already knew that usage at that time hade "native" and "natural born" meaning pretty much the same thing, and it did not mean merely born in the country.

87 posted on 08/12/2010 5:11:41 PM PDT by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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To: bushpilot1; rxsid; Red Steel; patlin; El Gato; Spaulding; LucyT; Las Vegas Ron
Las Vegas Ron has located the 1771 Edition of the Encyclopedia Brit.

Native, a person considered as born in a certain place which was the proper residence of his parents...

Excellent!

99 posted on 08/12/2010 7:16:06 PM PDT by thecodont
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wonderful news! Thanks for the ping!


107 posted on 08/17/2010 10:18:06 PM PDT by patlin (Ignorance is Bliss for those who choose to wear rose colored glasses)
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