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na·tiv·ism    Audio Help   [ney-ti-viz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
2.the policy or practice of preserving or reviving an indigenous culture.
3.Philosophy. the doctrine that innate ideas exist.
4.innateness hypothesis.

[Origin: 1835–45, Americanism; native + -ism]

na·tiv·ist, noun, adjective
na·tiv·is·tic, adjective
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na·tiv·ism    Audio Help   (nā'tĭ-vĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A sociopolitical policy, especially in the United States in the 19th century, favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants.
  2. The reestablishment or perpetuation of native cultural traits, especially in opposition to acculturation.
  3. Philosophy The doctrine that the mind produces ideas that are not derived from external sources.

na'tiv·ist n., na'tiv·is'tic adj.
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nativism

noun
1. the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) 
2. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate 

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Nativism

Na"tiv*ism\, n. 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.

2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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