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Meaning of NATIVISM

Pronunciation:  'neyti`vizum

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the philosophical doctrine that some ideas are innate
  2. [n]  the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
 

NATIVISM is a 8 letter word that starts with N.

 

 See Also: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, social policy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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