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nativistic

nativistic adjective: in agreement with the philosophy of nativism.

Adjective

nativistic (comparative more nativistic, superlative most nativistic)

  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...2024 September 2, Richard Sandomir, “Richard Gambino, 84, Dies; Fought Discrimination Against Italian Americans”, in The New York Times

Forms of nativistic

comparativemore nativistic
superlativemost nativistic

Origin of nativistic

From nativist + -ic.

Questions about nativistic

What does nativistic mean?
Nativistic means in agreement with the philosophy of nativism.
What part of speech is nativistic?
Nativistic is an adjective.

Words near nativistic in the dictionary

  1. nativises
  2. nativising
  3. nativism
  4. nativisms
  5. nativist
  6. nativistic
  7. nativists
  8. nativities
  9. nativity
  10. nativity play
  11. nativity plays

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