nativismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈneɪ.tɪ.vɪ.zəm/us/ˈneɪ.t̬ɪ.vɪ.zəm/specializedthe political idea that people who were born in a country are more important than immigrants (= people who have come to live in the country from somewhere else)
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Patriotism & nationalism
- chauvinism
- chauvinist
- isolationism
- jingoism
- jingoist
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- patriot
- patriotic
- patriotism
- wrap
- wrap yourself in the flag idiom
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Racial issues
nativist
adjective uk/ˈneɪ.tɪ.vɪst/us/ˈneɪ.t̬ɪ.vɪst/
nativist policies