nativist 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of nativistnext
as in nativistic

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nativist

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noun

as in nationalist

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  1. nationalist
  2. anti-immigrant
  3. patriotic
Noun
  • Manning the grill was Pastor David MacLellan, a Christian nationalist who is the chaplain for the Patriot Party of Arizona and subscribes to the extremist ideology of the Black Robe Regiment.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Many Hindu nationalists, however, downplay or reject this scenario, in part because of its lingering association with colonial narratives about a race of fair-skinned Aryans conquering the region.
    ByVaishnavi Chandrashekhar, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of nationalist
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  • Trump did not improve nearly as much with white voters who have anti-immigrant attitudes in large part because this group already overwhelmingly supported him in 2016 and 2020.
    Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • President-elect Trump is a misogynistic, anti-immigrant, xenophobic, transphobic, authoritarian want-to-be.
    Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of anti-immigrant
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  • For Mann, the Great War was more than a contest among rival European powers or a patriotic cause.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On Veterans Day White Castle will also serve its sliders in a patriotic package featuring 50 white stars on a navy-blue background.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of patriotic
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