Native to a country

[Rich7]

Test No. incompl/advan-83 "GMAT Verbal Quiz (6)", question 4

You can tell that this piece of furniture is ......... to America because of the strong colonial style.

(a) born
(b) inherent
(c) special
(d) native

Test No. incompl/advan-83 "GMAT Verbal Quiz (6)", answer 4

You can tell that this piece of furniture is native to America because of the strong colonial style.

Correct answer: (d) native

Your answer was: incorrect
You can tell that this piece of furniture is inherent to America because of the strong colonial style.
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I don't get the "native to America" structure here...

[Alan]

Native to a country means that it has its origins (birth) in a particular country.
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[Rich7]

So can we imply that this piece of furniture is "from" America?

[Alan]

If you said that, it could suggest that the noun is animate/human.
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[Rich7]

point taken....