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assimilationism

[ uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the practice or policy of assimilating or encouraging the assimilation of people from all ethnic groups and cultures of origin:

    In the 1900s, some immigrants at first resisted the assimilationism of the New World.



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Other Words From

  • as·simi·lation·ist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assimilationism1

First recorded in 1950–55; assimilation + -ism

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