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.

Other Words From

• as·simi·lation·ist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assimilationism¹

First recorded in 1950–55; assimilation + -ism