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nativism

na·ti·vism

US/ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzʌm/ uncommon us

noun

1.

the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)

2.

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate

Origin

From native + -ism.

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