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Definition of "nativistic" [na•tiv•is•tic]

  • In agreement with the philosophy of nativism. (adjective)

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Use "nativistic" in a sentence
  • "If not racist, it certainly sounded more than a little nativistic, which is odd coming from a candidate who argues that his international upbringing will enable him to better represent the US abroad."
  • "Sociologists have analyzed Prohibition as a war between a nativistic Protestant America and an immigrant Catholic one."
  • "When something happens that they can not do those things, people get anxious, angry, and often take their frustrations out in nativistic outbreaks of ethnic cleansing, rioting and social unrest."