[ˈneɪtɪvɪst], (Adjective)

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- relating to or supporting the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
(e.g: he has made his nativist beliefs known through his divisive comments about immigrants)

- relating to or supporting the theory that concepts, mental capacities, and mental structures are innate rather than acquired by learning
(e.g: individual philosophers typically adopted either a nativist or empiricist position)


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[ˈneɪtɪvɪst], (Noun)

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- an advocate or supporter of nativist policies
(e.g: they have had to fend off suspicion and occasional hostility from nativists who see them as an unwelcome import)

- a person who advocates the theory that concepts, mental capacities, and mental structures are innate rather than acquired by learning
(e.g: extreme views were put forward by nativists on the one hand and by empiricists on the other)


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