Natal Day, is the day of a person's birth. The word nativity is chiefly employed in speaking of the saints; as, the nativity of St John the Baptist, &c. But when we say the Nativity, it is understood of that of Jesus Christ, or the feast of Christmas.

Nativity, nativitas, a term in ancient law-books, which signifies bondage or servitude.

Astrology, the theme or figure of the heavens, particularly of the twelve houses, at the moment when a person was born, and called also the horoscope. Casting the nativity, or by calculation seeking to know how long the queen should live, &c. was made felony by the 23d Eliz. c. 2.

Natalia, the modern name of Asia Minor, the most westerly part of Turkey in Asia, and consisting of a large peninsula, which extends from the river Euphrates as far as the Archipelago, the Sea of Marmora, and the Straits of Gallipoli and of Constantinople, by which it is separated from Europe on the west. It is bounded on the north by the Black Sea, and on the south by the Mediterranean.

Nattradacotta, a town of Hindustan, in the province of Tinnevelly. Long. 78. 10. E. Lat. 8. 46. N.