nativism

Meanings

Plural: nativisms

Noun

• the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
• A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
• The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
• A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.
• The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.
• A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.