Nativistic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In agreement with the philosophy of nativism.

    "He wrote that the “nativistic American mentality, born of ignorance and nurtured by malice,” insisted on stereotypes of Italian Americans as either “spaghetti-twirling, opera-bellowing buffoons in undershirts (as in the TV commercial with its famous line, ‘That’sa spicy meatball’), or swarthy, sinister hoods in garish suits, shirts and ties.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or advocating nativism wordnet
  2. 2
    advocating the perpetuation of native societies wordnet

Synonyms

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nativistnativist

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"He wrote that the “nativistic American mentality, born of ignorance and nurtured by malice,” insisted on stereotypes of Italian Americans as either “spaghetti-twirling, opera-bellowing buffoons in undershirts (as in the TV commercial with its famous line, ‘That’sa spicy meatball’), or swarthy, sinister hoods in garish suits, shirts and ties.”"

Etymology

From nativist + -ic.

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