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nativist
adjective
noun
Of or relating to or advocating nativism
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adjective
Of or relating to or advocating nativism
“Nativist theories”
adjective
Advocating the perpetuation of native societies
“The old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman”
noun
A philosopher who subscribes to nativism
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Nativist theories
The traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories
The old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman
{'source': 'C.K.Kluckhohn', 'text': 'the nativistic faith preaches the old values'}
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