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nationalism

na·tio·na·lism

UK/ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/ US/ˈnaʃənl̩ɪz(ə)m/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

  • “they rode the same wave of popular patriotism”
  • “British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high”
Synonyms
2.

the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other

Antonyms
3.
4.

the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

Antonyms

Origin

Borrowed from French nationalisme, equivalent to national + -ism.

Phrases

  • civic nationalism
  • economic nationalism
  • vaccine nationalism
  • white nationalism

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