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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a philosopher who subscribes to nativism;


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. advocating the perpetuation of native societies;
- Example: "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"
- Example: "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn
[syn: nativist, nativistic]

2. of or relating to or advocating nativism;
- Example: "nativist theories"
- Example: "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories"
[syn: nativist, nativistic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nativist \Na"tiv*ist\, n. An advocate of nativism. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nativist adj 1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: nativist, nativistic] 2: of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories" [syn: nativist, nativistic] n 1: a philosopher who subscribes to nativism