Nativism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sociopolitical policy, especially in the United States in the 19th century, favoring the interests of established inhabitants over those of immigrants.
  • n. The reestablishment or perpetuation of native cultural traits, especially in opposition to acculturation.
  • n. Philosophy The doctrine that the mind produces ideas that are not derived from external sources.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants
  • n. the policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country
  • n. the doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.
  • n. The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In philosophy, the doctrine of innate ideas; the view that sensation is not the sole source of knowledge, but that the mind possesses ideas or at least forms of thought and perception that are innate. See innate.
  • n. In United States politics, the program of the Native American party (which see, under American).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
  • n. the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
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