native

[ostap77]

" A Berlin native who moved to Amsterdam.'' Means that a person was born in Berlin but took up residence in Amsterdam at some point in the past?

[philadelphia]

Not a teacher

How about 'a native of Berlin'? So 'A native of Berlin moved to Amsterdam'.

[ostap77]

Not a teacher

How about 'a native of Berlin'?

It might an option. How about people saying "He's a Dutch national."?

[Munch]

It might an option. How about people saying "He's a Dutch national."?

"Dutch national" is fine, if he is now a Dutch citizen.

"A Berlin native who moved to Amsterdam" is a perfectly clear phrase. However, I would not be certain that he was born in Berlin, just that he had lived in Berlin from a young age. How young? It depends.

[Barb_D]

"Native" to you doesn't mean "born in."?

I moved to New York before my first birthday, but I consider myself a native Californian (the state of my birth) and someone who grew up in New York.

If I read "native of Berlin" or "Berlin native" I would assume he was born there.

[Munch]

"Native" to you doesn't mean "born in."?

I moved to New York before my first birthday, but I consider myself a native Californian (the state of my birth) and someone who grew up in New York.

If I read "native of Berlin" or "Berlin native" I would assume he was born there.

Yeah, when I wrote that I suspected it was a bit odd. It does go against the strict definition but I still suspect some people might use "native" to mean "comes from" more loosely in some situations. I mean, if it turned out he was born in Wolfsburg and moved to Berlin when he one, then lived all his life there, someone might say, "Oh Fritz is a Berlin native, he knows where to buy the best sausages there."