Definition of Nativesm
Na"tiv*ism (?), n. 1.
The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in
preference to immigrants from foreign countries.
2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate
ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of
sensation.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (mostly US) a policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants
- the policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country
- (philosophy) the doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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