Nativism Definition
nātĭ-vĭzəm
noun
The practice or policy of favoring native-born citizens as against immigrants.
Webster's New World
The revival or preservation of a native culture.
Webster's New World
The doctrine that the mind produces ideas that are not derived from external sources.
American Heritage
The theory in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics that certain ideas or capacities are innate and form the basis for moral judgment, the acquiring of knowledge and language, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nativism
Noun
Singular:
nativismPlural:
nativismsOrigin of Nativism
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native +"Ž -ism
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