nativism
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Noun
- The policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
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| 1 | enthusiasm | 5 | 28 |
| 2 | interregnum | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | nordstrom | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | antemortem | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | neoplasm | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | nephridium | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | nepotism | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | neptunium | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | native | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | nationalism | 5 | 35 |
| 3 | natives | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | fanaticism | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | activism | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | relativism | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | autism | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | negativism | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | monasticism | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | nazism | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | nativist | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | atavism | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | navis | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | nativity | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | activist | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | conservativism | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | navies | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | negatives | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | natividad | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | activists | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
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Busting out the nativism? A jeans ad marks the end of the 2010s
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Aug 18, 2025 The Canadian Jewish News
New Dædalus Issue Explores Immigration, Nativism & Race in the United States
Mar 30, 2021 American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mar 30, 2021 American Academy of Arts and Sciences
I'm not one of Douglas Carswell's 'angry nativists' – but I am an irritable one | Ian Jack
Jan 10, 2015 The Guardian
Jan 10, 2015 The Guardian
How the Know Nothing Party Turned Nativism into a Political Strategy
Jul 12, 2018 Zócalo Public Square
Jul 12, 2018 Zócalo Public Square
We called it racism, now it’s nativism. The anti-migrant sentiment is just the same
Nov 12, 2016 The Guardian
Nov 12, 2016 The Guardian