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Nativism

Nativism Meaning & Definition
Nativism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nativism?

[n] the philosophical doctrine that some ideas are innate
[n] the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)

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Nativism In Webster's Dictionary

\Na"tiv*ism\, n. 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries. 2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.

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