Definition of "nativism" in İngilizce

noun

1. (chiefly US) A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.

2. The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.

3. (countable) A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.

4. (philosophy) The doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.

5. (linguistics) A theory that some knowledge of grammar is innate.