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Meaning of "assimilationism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSIMILATIONISM

assimilationism  [əˌsɪmɪˈleɪʃənɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSIMILATIONISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assimilationism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSIMILATIONISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cultural assimilation

Cultural assimilation is the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group. The term is used both to refer to both individuals and groups, and in the latter case it can refer to either immigrant diasporas or native residents that come to be culturally dominated by another society. Assimilation may involve either a quick or gradual change depending on circumstances of the group. Full assimilation occurs when new members of a society become indistinguishable from members of the other group. Whether or not it is desirable for an immigrant group to assimilate is often disputed by both members of the group and those of the dominant society.

Definition of assimilationism in the English dictionary

The definition of assimilationism in the dictionary is the theory of promoting the incorporation and mixing of different groups in society.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSIMILATIONISM


abolitionism
ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm
abstentionism
æbˈstɛnʃənɪzəm
adoptianism
əˈdɒpʃənɪzəm
annihilationism
əˌnaɪɪˈleɪʃənɪzəm
connectionism
kəˈnɛkʃənɪzəm
constructionism
kənˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
contortionism
kənˈtɔːʃənɪzəm
conversationism
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənɪzəm
dissolutionism
ˌdɪsəˈluːʃənɪzəm
evolutionism
ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪzəm
interventionism
ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪzəm
obstructionism
əbˈstrʌkʃənɪzəm
Pan-Asianism
ˈpænˈeɪʃənɪzəm
progressionism
prəʊˈɡreʃənɪzəm
protectionism
prəˈtekʃənɪzəm
reactionism
rɪˈækʃənɪzəm
Rosicrucianism
ˌrəʊzɪˈkruːʃənɪzəm
secessionism
sɪˈsɛʃənɪzəm
suggestionism
səˈdʒɛstʃənɪzəm
tolerationism
ˌtɒləˈreɪʃənɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSIMILATIONISM

assignation
assignee
assigner
assignment
assignor
assimilability
assimilable
assimilably
assimilate
assimilation
assimilationist
assimilative
assimilatively
assimilator
assimilatory
Assiniboine
Assisi
assist
assistance
assistance dog

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSIMILATIONISM

abstract expressionism
anachronism
antagonism
creationism
exhibitionism
expansionism
expressionism
hedonism
impressionism
interactionism
isolationism
mechanism
monism
Mormonism
Parkinsonism
perfectionism
Platonism
reductionism
trade unionism
unionism
Zionism

Synonyms and antonyms of assimilationism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «assimilationism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSIMILATIONISM

Find out the translation of assimilationism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of assimilationism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «assimilationism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asimilacionismo
570 millions of speakers

English

assimilationism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

assimilationism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

assimilationism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ассимиляционизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assimilacionismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

assimilationism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assimilationnisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Assimilationism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Assimilationismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同化政策
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

assimilationism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assimilationism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

assimilationism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

assimilationism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकत्रीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asimilasyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assimilazionismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

assimilationism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ассіміляціонізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

assimilationism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφομοίωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

assimilationism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

assimilationism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

assimilationism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assimilationism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIMILATIONISM»

The term «assimilationism» is used very little and occupies the 181.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIMILATIONISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assimilationism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSIMILATIONISM»

Discover the use of assimilationism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assimilationism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Global Constructions of Multicultural Education: Theories ...
The authors distinguish assimilation from assimilationism: By assimilationism we do not mean assimilation, the means and ends pursued by immigrants or marginalized citizens who wish to join the existing economic and political mainstream.
Carl A. Grant, Joy L. Lei, 2001
2
Muslims and Islam in U.S. Education: Reconsidering ...
However, there are two basic, easily contrastable positions that have been influ- ential in U.S. history, which I focus on here as assimilationism and pluralism. I further distinguish within these two basic perspectives between conservative and  ...
Liz Jackson, 2014
3
Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience: Race, ...
The maintenance of ethnic group identity comes in the form of oral and writ- ten communication in a particular language, as well as other manifestations of ethnicity, such as food, religion, arts, literature, and media. Assimilationism, on the other ...
Angelo N Ancheta, 2006
4
Critical Multiculturalism: Rethinking Multicultural and ...
In the Gauteng area, and to a lesser extent in the Western Cape, a shift from assimilationism to multiculturalism is evident, but equally evident is the displacement of racial questions. However, rather than working with dynamic and complex ...
Stephen May, 2005
5
Community, Solidarity and Belonging: Levels of Community and ...
It is these kind of cases and the assimilationist's apparently illiberal response to them that many have been troubled by. But the practical implications of moderate assimilationism are, in general, less severe than those of radical assimilationism.
Andrew Mason, 2000
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Multicultural States: Rethinking Difference and Identity
It could not survive any Asian migration.56 Castles et al arguethat assimilationism was 'a covert racism based on the proposed incompatibility of certain cultures; and it drew the limiting line at which this incompatibility began, namely,where a ...
David Bennett, 2013
7
Visibly Different: Face, Place and Race in Australia
I lost touch with my cultural roots, but how can I say that my father's belief in assimilationism did not bear fruit? With English as my first and only language, I had the linguistic competency to study for an arts degree, and then to complete a PhD ...
Maureen Perkins, 2007
8
The Unlevel Playing Field: A Documentary History of the ...
D. INTERSCHOLASTIC. AND. COLLEGIATE. SPORT: MUSCULAR. ASSIMILATIONISM. 10. Developing. a. High. School. Basketball. Tournament. Interscholastic sports became increasingly important and far more organized in the African ...
David Kenneth Wiggins, Patrick B. Miller, 2003
9
The Jews of North America
The Worldview of Enlightened Assimilationism, 1925—1950 FRED MATTHEWS Louis Wirth was one of the most influential and active students of ethnic and " minority" relations among America's social scientists between the late 1920s and his ...
Moses Rischin, 1987
10
Immigrant America: A Portrait
ASSIMILATIONISM. Ronald Unz, the Jewish American millionaire who spearheaded Proposition 227, a California initiative dubbed “English for the Children” in 1998, explained his support for the measure as follows: As a strong believer in ...
Alejandro Portes, Rubén G. Rumbaut, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSIMILATIONISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assimilationism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Assimilate Bliss
"Is our lives' ambition to become fully integrated into the patriarchal, heteronormative, hierarchal power structure?" they cry. "Assimilationism! «Salt Lake City Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Why Bobby Jindal's Identity Is Not a Crisis
When Jindal rejects the hyphen, he isn't trying to convert desi migrants to his brand of assimilationism; he is saying to the conservative base: ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
3
Restore the rule of law
This is mainly due to the fact that the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), committed to Kemalist assimilationism, flatly refuses to cooperate in ... «Today's Zaman, Jun 15»
4
Amazonian Tribe Brings an Epic Battle for Indigenous Rights
... consultation so to preserve and promote multiculturalism rather than producing a colonial 'assimilationism' and 'integrationism,' imposed by ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
5
Upside Down
... “The Failure of Multiculturalism” that a variant of assimilationism is the key, and notes that full integration usually occurs not as a result of state ... «Town Hall, Apr 15»
6
Rundle: what Abbott means by 'lifestyle choice' by Guy Rundle
... a position beyond a new assimilationism, in which the possibility of continuing Aboriginal cultures, whether understood as specific or general, ... «Crikey, Mar 15»
7
Opinion: Rising Anti-Semitism in Europe Prompts Exodus
Kenan Malik, an Indian-born English author, wrote recently that both “multiculturalism” and “assimilationism” had failed to integrate the children ... «Voice of America, Mar 15»
8
Wadsworth Atheneum Film Series Celebrates Sidney Poitier
... his screen persona exuded assimilationism, that he was too integrationist," said Vassar College film professor Mia Mask. "He seemed to want ... «Hartford Courant, Feb 15»
9
The case against banning Hanukkah
For them, assimilationism was wrong, and their opposition to it was worth dying and killing for. But they weren't rejectionists, like the hermits in ... «Haaretz, Dec 14»
10
The Dead Hand of the Past: “Bad Jews” at the Studio Theatre
She's catty and racist, and she's appointed herself to defend the family's religious and ethnic heritage against the lukewarm assimilationism of ... «The American Conservative, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Assimilationism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/assimilationism>. Apr 2024 ».
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