"nativist" in the noun sense

1. nativist

a philosopher who subscribes to nativism

"nativist" in the adjective sense

1. nativist, nativistic

advocating the perpetuation of native societies

"the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"

"the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn

2. nativist, nativistic

of or relating to or advocating nativism

"nativist theories"

"the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories"

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