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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnativismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /na.tiˈβiz.mo/
"El nativismo ha ganado fuerza en varios debates políticos modernos."
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2 senses- 1
A political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
"The rise of nativism in the 19th century significantly influenced immigration laws and national identity." - 2
The philosophical view that certain skills or abilities are 'native' or hard-wired into the brain at birth rather than acquired through experience.
"In cognitive psychology, linguistic nativism suggests that humans possess an innate capacity for language acquisition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'nativus' meaning native or born, combined with the English suffix '-ism' denoting a system, doctrine, or practice. The term emerged in the 19th century in the United States to describe political policies promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nativism" is said worldwide
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nativisme
Transliteration: /na.ti.vism/
"Le nativisme politique cherche à limiter l'influence des immigrants sur la culture locale."
Nativismus
Transliteration: /naˈtiːvɪsmʊs/
"Der Nativismus in der Philosophie betont die Existenz angeborener Ideen."
nativismo
Transliteration: /natiˈvizmo/
"Il nativismo politico favorisce i residenti nativi rispetto agli immigrati."
nativismo
Transliteration: /na.tiˈβiz.mo/
"El nativismo ha ganado fuerza en varios debates políticos modernos."
nativismo
Transliteration: /na.tʃiˈviz.mu/
"O nativismo defende a primazia dos interesses dos habitantes nativos."
मूलनिवासीवाद
Transliteration: moolnivasivaad
"मूलनिवासीवाद स्थानीय आबादी के अधिकारों को प्राथमिकता देता है।"
本土主义
Transliteration: běntǔ zhǔyì
"本土主义在近代政治中对移民政策产生了深远的影响。"
토착민주의
Transliteration: tochangminjuui
"토착민주의는 이민자에 대한 배타적 태도를 포함하는 경우가 많습니다."
ナティヴィズム
Transliteration: nativizumu
"ナティヴィズムは移民政策の議論においてしばしば言及される。"
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