what does nativist mean?
NATIVIST as NOUN
- Meaning
- a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
Hypernyms(s) nativist is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
NATIVIST as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of or relating to or advocating nativism
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- nativist theories
- the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories
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- Meaning
- advocating the perpetuation of native societies
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- the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman
- the nativistic faith preaches the old values- C.K.Kluckhohn
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