Phrase guide

natural resource

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any source of wealth that occurs naturally, especially surface water, groundwater, minerals, fossil fuels, timber, wild game, soil quality, and air quality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: resource, resources

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noun

Meaning 2

resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: natural resources

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: resource

Narrower terms: land resources, mineral resources, renewable resource

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَوْرِد طَبِيعِيّ (mawrid ṭabīʕiyy) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Azerbaijani: təbii sərvət — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Belarusian: прыро́дны рэсу́рс (pryródny resúrs) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Bulgarian: приро́ден ресу́рс (priróden resúrs) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Burmese: သယံဇာတ (sa.yamjata.) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Catalan: recurs natural — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 資源 /资源 (zīyuán) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自然資源 /自然资源 (zìrán zīyuán) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Czech: přírodní zdroj — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Danish: naturresurse — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Dutch: grondstof — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Finnish: luonnonvara — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Finnish: luonnonrikkaus — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • French: ressource naturelle — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Galician: recurso natural — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Georgian: ბუნებრივი რესურსი (bunebrivi resursi) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • German: natürliche Ressource — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Greek: φυσικοί πόροι (fysikoí póroi) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Hindi: प्राकृतिक संसाधन (prākŕtik sansādhan) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Hungarian: természetes erőforrás — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Indonesian: sumber daya alam — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Italian: risorsa naturale — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Japanese: 天然資源 (tennenshigen) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Japanese: 自然資源 (shizenshigen) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Korean: 천연자원 (cheonyeonjawon) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Korean: 자연자원 (jayeonjawon) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Lao: ຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດ (sap pha nyā kǭn tham ma sāt) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Macedonian: природен ресурс (priroden resurs) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Malay: sumber semula jadi — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Māori: rawawhenua — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Māori: rawa taiao — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naturressurs — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naturressurs — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Persian: منبع طبیعی (manba'-e tabi'i) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Polish: zasób naturalny — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Portuguese: recurso natural — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Romanian: resursă naturală — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Romanian: bogăție naturală — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Russian: приро́дный ресу́рс (priródnyj resúrs) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Serbo-Croatian: природно богатство — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Serbo-Croatian: prirodno bogatstvo — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Slovak: prírodný zdroj — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Slovene: naravni — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Spanish: recurso natural — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Swahili: maliasili — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Swedish: naturtillgång — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Swedish: naturresurs — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Tagalog: likas na yaman — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Tagalog: likas na kayamanan — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Thai: ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติ (sáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔn-tam-má-châat) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Turkish: doğal kaynak — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Ukrainian: приро́дний ресу́рс (pryródnyj resúrs) — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Vietnamese: tài nguyên thiên nhiên — source of wealth that occurs naturally
  • Yakut: айылҕа баайа (ayïlğa baaya) — source of wealth that occurs naturally