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natural resource

noun

Definition of NATURAL RESOURCE

1
plural :  industrial materials and capacities (as mineral deposits and waterpower) supplied by nature
2
:  resource 1b, c
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First Known Use of NATURAL RESOURCE

1870

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fusion, scram
NATURAL RESOURCE Defined for Kids

natural resource

noun

Definition of NATURAL RESOURCE for Kids

:  something (as water, a mineral, forest, or kind of animal) that is found in nature and is valuable to humans

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