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Part A

Read the following sentences from the passage.
John James lived in Nantes, France, when he was a small boy, although he was born in Louisiana. His father was a wealthy French gentleman, an officer in the French navy, and was much in America, so that John James was first in France and then in America until he was about twenty - five, at which time he settled in his native country for good.
Which explains the meaning of the word native ?

Question 1 options:


a person from another country


a person who moves from country to country




a person who loves his/her country




a person born in a certain place or country

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Answer : a person born in a certain place or country

the word 'native' means "of indigenous origin or growth".

John James was of French origin although he was born in America.So, his native country would be France to which he finally shifted when he was 25 years old.

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