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In America, now, let us - Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever - fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one's enemies. A tall order, that - perhaps the tallest of all.
Jon Meacham

Meaning of "nativism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATIVISM

nativism  [ˈneɪtɪˌvɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATIVISM

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nativism 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 NATIVISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nativism

Nativism may refer to: ▪ Nativism, a term used by scholars to refer to ethnocentric beliefs relating to immigration and nationalism ▪ Nativism, a concept in psychology and philosophy which asserts certain concepts are "native" or in the brain at birth ▪ Linguistic nativism, a theory that the ability to learn grammar is hard-wired into the brain ▪ Innatism, the philosophical position that minds are born with knowledge ▪ Native religion, ethnic or regional religious customs...

Definition of nativism in the English dictionary

The first definition of nativism in the dictionary is the policy of favouring the natives of a country over the immigrants. Other definition of nativism is the policy of protecting and reaffirming native tribal cultures in reaction to acculturation. Nativism is also the doctrine that the mind and its capacities are innately structured and that much knowledge is innate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NATIVISM


activism
ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm
cognitivism
ˈkɒɡnɪtɪˌvɪzəm
collectivism
kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm
constructivism
kənˈstrʌktɪˌvɪzəm
descriptivism
dɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
emotivism
ɪˈməʊtɪˌvɪzəm
exclusivism
ɪkˈskluːsɪˌvɪzəm
lactivism
ˈlæktɪˌvɪzəm
noncognitivism
ˌnɒnˈkɒɡnɪtɪˌvɪzəm
objectivism
əbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm
passivism
ˈpæsɪˌvɪzəm
perspectivism
pəˈspɛktɪˌvɪzəm
positivism
ˈpɒzɪtɪˌvɪzəm
prescriptivism
prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm
primitivism
ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm
recidivism
rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm
relativism
ˈrɛlətɪˌvɪzəm
slacktivism
ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm
slactivism
ˈslæktɪˌvɪzəm
subjectivism
səbˈdʒɛktɪˌvɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NATIVISM

native cat
native companion
native country
native dog
native frangipani
native language
native oak
native peach
native speaker
Native States
native tongue
native-born
natively
nativeness
nativist
nativistic
nativities
nativity
nativity play
nativity scene

WORDS THAT END LIKE NATIVISM

anticivism
atavism
Bolshevism
civism
clicktivism
corporativism
destructivism
eliminativism
Fauvism
favism
intuitivism
legal positivism
logical positivism
Menshevism
negativism
nonobjectivism
progressivism
Saivism
Slavism
Vaishnavism

Synonyms and antonyms of nativism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nativism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATIVISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

本土化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nativismo
570 millions of speakers

English

nativism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nativism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نتيفيسم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нативизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nativismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nativism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hostilité aux immigrants
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nativisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nativismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先天説
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nativism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nativism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nativism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டிவிசன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाट्यवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nativism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nativism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nativism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нативізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nativism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωτογονισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nativism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nativism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nativism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nativism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIVISM»

The term «nativism» is regularly used and occupies the 86.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIVISM» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «NATIVISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nativism.
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Jon Meacham
In America, now, let us - Christian, Jew, Muslim, agnostic, atheist, wiccan, whatever - fight nativism with the same strength and conviction that we fight terrorism. My faith calls on its followers to love one's enemies. A tall order, that - perhaps the tallest of all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATIVISM»

Discover the use of nativism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nativism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings and the ...
In this important book, however, Anbinder argues that the Know Nothings' phenomenal success was inextricably linked to the firm stance their northern members took against the extension of slavery.
Tyler Anbinder, 1992
2
When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the ...
Indeed, it is its very popularity that makes the Rwandan genocide so unthinkable. This book makes it thinkable.
Mahmood Mamdani, 2014
3
Our America: Nativism, Modernism, and Pluralism
Michaels’s sustained rereading of the texts of the period—the canonical, the popular, and the less familiar—exposes recurring concerns such as the reconception of the image of the Indian as a symbol of racial purity and national ...
Walter Benn Michaels, 1995
4
Nativism Overseas: Contemporary Chinese Women Writers
Analyzes the works of five women who were born in China and now live elsewhere, but have become dominating forces in contemporary Chinese literature.
Hsin-sheng C. Kao, 1993
5
Things Seen and Unseen: Discourse and Ideology in Tokugawa ...
This long-awaited work explores the place of kokugaku (rendered here as "nativism") during Japan's Tokugawa period.
Harry D. Harootunian, 1988
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Not Fit for Our Society: Nativism and Immigration
It is the right book at the right time."-Mark Paul, New America Foundation "History's lessons come through loud and clear as Peter Schrag vividly recounts the characters and the ideas behind that side of America that rejects immigration.
Peter Schrag, 2010
7
What's Within?: Nativism Reconsidered
This powerfully iconoclastic book reconsiders the influential nativist position toward the mind.
Fiona Cowie, 1999
8
Nativism and immigration: regulating the American dream
Fry seeks to interpret historical and contemporary expressions of American nativism with reference to Blumer's group position framework.
Brian N. Fry, 2007
9
The New Nativism: Proposition 187 and the Debate Over ...
Robin Dale Jacobson is assistant professor of political science at Bucknell University.
Robin Dale Jacobson, 2008
10
Nativism: essays in criticism
This Book Is A Pioneering And Timely Intervention In The Critical Scene Today.
Makarand R. Paranjape, Sahitya Akademi, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATIVISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nativism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Perry, O'Malley link Trump to 'Know-Nothings'
“He espouses nativism, not conservatism. He is negative when conservatism is inherently optimistic.” Perry echoed the comments of O'Malley, ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Rick Perry just gave an epic speech raging against Donald Trump …
He espouses nativism, not conservatism. He is negative when conservatism is inherently optimistic." AP_173059622128 AP Photo/Stephen B. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Spanish as a Vehicle for Social Change
... from a new generation of Chicanas/os and Latinas/os, who perceive speaking Spanish as an act of resistance against imposed monolingualism and nativism. «Language Magazine, Jul 15»
4
The Blatant Ignorance of GOP Presidential Candidates
... the editor of a longtime white-supremacist journal would cite a report from the CIS, an aging storage unit of moldy quasi-intellectual nativism. «Rimcountry gazette, Jul 15»
5
Stop laughing at Donald Trump
... to resuscitate a century-old nativism that could stick around beyond this election. Given that the United States is undergoing a demographic ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Luis Viera: Whenever nativism creeps into our hearts, remember …
Surely, whenever the sin of nativism creeps into our hearts, we should remember Lance Cpl. Gutierrez and Captain Khan. Like Tampa's own ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
7
Uglier by the day
Prohibition of intoxicating liquors was another, a position born of rural nativism and bigotry more than concern for public health. The dry ... «Milton Daily Standard, Jul 15»
8
The Media's Myth About Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
... as well as the ignorance associated with every ugly surge of nativism across U.S. history. Trump's willingness to generalize, to hatemonger, ... «Redding Record Searchlight, Jul 15»
9
The politics of Taiwan's sound culture
A little known folk song movement and a noise campaign are two examples featured in ALTERing NATIVism Sound Cultures in Post-war ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
10
David Brooks: Republican Party Needs To Ignore Trump's "Nativism
"What Trump said is the dictionary definition of xenophobia, nativism," Brooks said. Brooks admonished Trump, responding with an anecdotal ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»

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