Associations to the word «Nativism»

Wiktionary

NATIVISM, noun. (chiefly US) a policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants
NATIVISM, noun. The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country
NATIVISM, noun. (philosophy) the doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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