nativistic

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English

Etymology

From nativist +‎ -ic.

Adjective

nativistic (comparative more nativistic, superlative most nativistic)

  1. In agreement with the philosophy of nativism.
    • 2024 February 9, Richard Sandomir, “Richard Gambino, 84, Dies; Fought Discrimination Against Italian Americans”, in The New York Times:
      He wrote that the “nativistic American mentality, born of ignorance and nurtured by malice,” insisted on stereotypes of Italian Americans as either “spaghetti-twirling, opera-bellowing buffoons in undershirts (as in the TV commercial with its famous line, ‘That’sa spicy meatball’), or swarthy, sinister hoods in garish suits, shirts and ties.”

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