nativism

  1. Noun.  (chiefly, US) a policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
  2. Noun.  the policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
  3. Noun.  (philosophy) the doctrine that some skills or abilities are innate and not learned.

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