ALL meanings of nativism
na·tiv·ism
N n - noun nativism the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants. 1
- noun nativism the policy or practice of preserving or reviving an indigenous culture. 1
- noun nativism Philosophy. the doctrine that innate ideas exist. 1
- noun nativism innateness hypothesis. 1
- noun nativism The policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants. 1
- noun nativism the policy of favouring the natives of a country over the immigrants 0
- noun nativism the policy of protecting and reaffirming native tribal cultures in reaction to acculturation 0
- noun nativism the doctrine that the mind and its capacities are innately structured and that much knowledge is innate 0
- noun nativism the practice or policy of favoring native-born citizens as against immigrants 0
- noun nativism the revival or preservation of a native culture 0
- noun nativism 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. 0