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na•tal
Pronunciation: (nāt'l), [key]—
adj.
1. of or pertaining to a person's birth:
celebrating one's natal day.
2. presiding over or affecting a person at birth:
natal influences.
3. (of places) native:
nostalgia for one's natal town. Na•tal
Pronunciation: (nu-tal', -täl'; for 2 also Port. nu-tôl'), [key]—
n.
1. a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 4,236,700; 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km).
Cap.: Pietermaritzburg.
2. a seaport in E Brazil. 250,787.
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