nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
the policy or practice of preserving or reviving an Indigenous culture.
Philosophy. the doctrine that innate ideas exist.
Origin of nativism
1Other words from nativism
- na·tiv·ist, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for nativism
/ (ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm) /
mainly US the policy of favouring the natives of a country over the immigrants
anthropol the policy of protecting and reaffirming native tribal cultures in reaction to acculturation
the doctrine that the mind and its capacities are innately structured and that much knowledge is innate
Derived forms of nativism
- nativist, noun, adjective
- nativistic, adjective
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