nativism
IPA: nˈeɪtɪvɪzʌm
noun
- (chiefly US) A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
- The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.
- (linguistics) A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.
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