nativist Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
   
2. adjective advocating the perpetuation of native societies
   nativistic.
   
   • the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman
   • the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn
3. adjective of or relating to or advocating nativism
   nativistic.
   
   • nativist theories
   • the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories

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