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assimilationism
[ uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- 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·simi·lation·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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