- assimilationism
- noun see assimilationist
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
assimilationism
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assimilationism — [ə sim΄ə lā′shəniz΄əm] n. the policy of completely absorbing minority cultural groups into the main cultural body, esp. by intermarriage assimilationist n … English World dictionary
assimilationism — assimilationist, n., adj. /euh sim euh lay sheuh niz euhm/, n. the practice or policy of assimilating or encouraging the assimilation of people from all races and cultures: The family at first resisted the assimilationism of the New World. [1950… … Universalium
assimilationism — assimilationist, n., adj. /euh sim euh lay sheuh niz euhm/, n. the practice or policy of assimilating or encouraging the assimilation of people from all races and cultures: The family at first resisted the assimilationism of the New World. [1950… … Useful english dictionary
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