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nativism

[ ney-ti-viz-uhm ]
/ ˈneɪ tɪˌvɪz əm /

noun

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.
innateness hypothesis.

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Origin of nativism

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; native + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM nativism

na·tiv·ist, noun, adjectivena·tiv·is·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for nativism

nativism
/ (ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm) /

noun

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, adjectivenativistic, adjective
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