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Meaning of 'nativist' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Nativist [ n.]
- An advocate of nativism.

Meaning of 'nativist' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . nativist [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or advocating nativism
Example in sentence:
  • nativist theories;
  • the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories
Meaning (2):
- advocating the perpetuation of native societies
Example in sentence:
  • the nativistic faith preaches the old values;
  • the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman

Nearby Words:

nat natal natal plum natalitial natalitious nataloin natals natant natantly natation

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