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Nativism is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Nativism meaning

  1. A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
  2. The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country.
  3. A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.

Synonyms of Nativism

social policy philosophical doctrine philosophical theory

Related words

Other words often associated with Nativism or its synonyms:

ism philosophy doctrine policy

Using Nativism

  • The main meaning on this page is: A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants. | The policy of perpetuating the culture of the natives of a colonised country. | A cultural element that is native to a colonised country.
  • Useful related words include: social policy, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory.
  • In the example corpus, nativism often appears in combinations such as: and nativism, nativism and, nativism as.

Context around Nativism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

nationalism 1× odious 1× embracing 1× raw 1× churchillian 1×

Often after:

hostility 1×

Sentence patterns with Nativism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

grammar and nativism 1× invoking churchillian nativism over the 1× nativism we appreciate 1× of embracing nativism after major 1× of nationalism nativism and xenophobia 1× period of nativism hostility to 1× pinker s nativism and sampson 1× racism and nativism that i 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

america has a 1× history not terminated 1× hopes among some 1× jewish immigration to 1× nativism we appreciate 1× others have sought 1×

Common sentence endings:

an island race 1× as economic uncertainty 1× grammar and nativism 1× is not overcrowded 1× nativism and xenophobia 1× nativism have faded 1×

Words around Nativism

Just before it in the word index:

natividad 11 natives 488 natively 72 native 6.763 nativ 3 natisri 3

Just after it in the word index:

nativist 33 nativistic 2 nativists 5 nativitas 2 nativities 3 nativity 151

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Nativism

  • In this selection, "nativism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nationalism, odious, embracing and hostility stand out and add context to how "nativism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include grammar and nativism and invoking churchillian nativism over the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nativism" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nativism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

America has a history of embracing nativism after major waves of immigration. (12 words)

Others have sought a middle ground between Pinker's nativism and Sampson's culturalism. (14 words)

History, not terminated after all, ushered in a new wave of nationalism, nativism and xenophobia. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Jewish immigration to the United States peaked in the period 1880–1924, with the immigrants arriving from Russia and countries in Eastern Europe ; this was also a period of nativism (hostility to immigrants) in the United States. (37 words)

We have reached a level of racism and nativism that I never thought could possibly happen in America; we are selectively and racially taking away the citizenship of naturalized Americans who immigrated here. (33 words)

It's what leads progressive-minded journalists and activists to seize on every new example of Trump's racism, xenophobia, and nativism as if he's made a terrible gaffe — "See? (31 words)

Question examples

It's what leads progressive-minded journalists and activists to seize on every new example of Trump's racism, xenophobia, and nativism as if he's made a terrible gaffe — "See? (31 words)

Example sentences (12)

Nativism: We appreciate the desire to maintain Edmonds as a quiet community that is not overcrowded.

History, not terminated after all, ushered in a new wave of nationalism, nativism and xenophobia.

Hopes among some Republicans that the Oval Office would temper Trump’s odious nativism have faded.

It's what leads progressive-minded journalists and activists to seize on every new example of Trump's racism, xenophobia, and nativism as if he's made a terrible gaffe — "See?

America has a history of embracing nativism after major waves of immigration.

President Donald Trump has sold us many things: lies as truth, bluster as business savvy, beta-male posturing as alpha-male swagger, raw nativism as economic uncertainty.

Remember Margaret Thatcher, invoking Churchillian nativism over the Falkland Islands, whose population, “like the people of the United Kingdom, are an island race”.

We have reached a level of racism and nativism that I never thought could possibly happen in America; we are selectively and racially taking away the citizenship of naturalized Americans who immigrated here.

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Jewish immigration to the United States peaked in the period 1880–1924, with the immigrants arriving from Russia and countries in Eastern Europe ; this was also a period of nativism (hostility to immigrants) in the United States.

Others have sought a middle ground between Pinker's nativism and Sampson's culturalism.

Some of those involved in this debate included George Berkeley and John Locke on the side of empiricism, and Immanuel Kant on the side of nativism.

The new field of cognitive linguistics has emerged as a specific counter to Chomskian Generative Grammar and Nativism.

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Common combinations with nativism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nativism" in a sentence?
An example: "Nativism: We appreciate the desire to maintain Edmonds as a quiet community that is not overcrowded." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nativism" from authentic English texts.
What does "nativism" mean?
Nativism means: A policy of favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants.
What are synonyms of "nativism"?
Common synonyms of "nativism" include: social policy, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory.
How many example sentences with "nativism" are there?
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