1. Noun
The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.
2. Noun
The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.
3. Noun
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
Vocabulary classified under Economics
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