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assimilationist

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as⋅sim⋅i⋅la⋅tion⋅ism

[uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm]
–noun
the practice or policy of assimilating or encouraging the assimilation of people from all races and cultures: The family at first resisted the assimilationism of the New World.

Origin:
1950–55; assimilation + -ism


as⋅sim⋅i⋅la⋅tion⋅ist, noun, adjective
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as·sim·i·la·tion·ism   (ə-sĭm'ə-lā'shə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  A policy of furthering cultural or racial assimilation.
as·sim'i·la'tion·ist adj. & n.
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