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nativism.

A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.

    US · countable · uncountable
  2. The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.

    countable
  4. The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English native Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English nativism From native + -ism.

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