the policy of favouring the natives of a country over the immigrants
2. anthropology
the policy of protecting and reaffirming native tribal cultures in reaction to acculturation
3.
the doctrine that the mind and its capacities are innately structured and that much knowledge is innate
Derived forms
nativist (ˈnativist)
noun, adjective
nativistic (ˌnativˈistic)
adjective
nativism in American English
(ˈneɪtɪvˌɪzəm)
US
noun
1.
the practice or policy of favoring native-born citizens as against immigrants
2.
the revival or preservation of a native culture
3.
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.
Derived forms
nativist (ˈnativist) US
adjective, noun
nativistic (ˌnativˈistic) US
adjective
Examples of 'nativism' in a sentence
nativism
Within cognitive science there was the great debate between nativism and empiricism.