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nativist

Other forms: nativists

Definitions of nativist
  1. noun
    a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
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    type of:
    philosopher
    a specialist in philosophy
  2. adjective
    advocating the perpetuation of native societies
    “the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman”
    synonyms: nativistic
  3. adjective
    of or relating to or advocating nativism
    nativist theories”
    synonyms: nativistic
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