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nepantlism

nepantlism noun: the condition of being a nepantla, a Chicano or Latino person who experiences a sense of being in between cultures.

Noun

nepantlism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a nepantla, a Chicano or Latino person who experiences a sense of being in between cultures.

Origin of nepantlism

From nepantla + -ism.

Questions about nepantlism

What does nepantlism mean?
Nepantlism means the condition of being a nepantla, a Chicano or Latino person who experiences a sense of being in between cultures.
What part of speech is nepantlism?
Nepantlism is a noun.

Words near nepantlism in the dictionary

  1. Nepalis
  2. Nepalo-
  3. nepantla
  4. nepantlera
  5. nepantleras
  6. nepantlism
  7. Nepaul
  8. Nepaulese
  9. Nepcote
  10. Nepean
  11. nepenth

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