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nativism

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nativism is the political position of supporting a favoured status for certain established inhabitants of a nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants . According to Fetzer, (2000) opposition to immigration is common in many countries because ...

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

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context chiefly US English) a policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants 2 the policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country 3 (context philosophy English) the doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
U.S. anti-immigrant movement, 1845, from native (adj.) + -ism . Later used in other contexts. Related: Nativist .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate