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nativism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nativism has 2 senses
- nativism(n = noun.communication) - the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation); is a kind of social policy
- nativism(n = noun.cognition) - (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate; is a kind of philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory
Derived form adjective nativistic1
Derived forms noun nativist1, adjective nativistic2
CIDE DICTIONARY
nativism, n.
- The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries. [1913 Webster]
- The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation. [1913 Webster]
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