assimilationism
[ uh-sim-uh-ley-shuh-niz-uh m ]
/ əˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃəˌnɪz əm /
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.
Origin of assimilationism
First recorded in 1950–55;
assimilation +
-ism
OTHER WORDS FROM assimilationism
as·sim·i·la·tion·ist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby assimilationism
assignment,
assignor,
assimilable,
assimilate,
assimilation,
assimilationism,
assimilative,
assiniboin,
assiniboine,
assisi,
assist