nationalism (noun)

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• nationalism — ► NOUN 1) patriotic feeling, often to an excessive degree. 2) advocacy of political independence for a particular country. DERIVATIVES nationalist noun & adjective nationalistic adjective …   English terms dictionary

• nationalism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, radical ▪ aggressive, militant, revolutionary ▪ popular ▪ religious, secular …   Collocations dictionary

• nationalism — noun (U) 1 desire by a group of people of the same race, origin, language, etc to form an independent country: Scottish nationalism 2 the belief that your own country is better than any other country: the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nationalism — noun /ˈnæʃənəlɪzm/ a) The idea of supporting ones country and culture. b) Supporting a national identity when it does not exist as a sovereign nation, for example, , Kurdish nationalism …   Wiktionary

• nationalism — noun their extreme nationalism was frightening Syn: patriotism, patriotic sentiment, flag waving, xenophobia, chauvinism, jingoism See notes at chauvinism, jingoism …   Thesaurus of popular words

• nationalism — noun 1》 patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.     ↘an extreme form of this marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries. 2》 advocacy of political independence for a particular country. Derivatives nationalist noun & adjective… …   English new terms dictionary

• nationalism — noun Date: 1844 1. loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nationalism — noun Syn: patriotism, allegiance, xenophobia, chauvinism, jingoism …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• nationalism — na|tion|al|ism [ næʃənl,ızəm ] noun uncount * 1. ) the wish for political independence of a group of people with the same language, culture, history, etc.: Scottish nationalism 2. ) the belief that your nation is better than other nations: The… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nationalism */ — UK [ˈnæʃ(ə)nəˌlɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈnæʃən(ə)lˌɪzəm] noun [uncountable] 1) the wish for political independence of a group of people with the same language, culture, history etc Scottish nationalism 2) the belief that your nation is better than other… …   English dictionary

• nationalism — [ˈnæʃ(ə)nəˌlɪz(ə)m] noun [U] 1) the attitude of people who want political independence from a country that rules them 2) the belief that your country is better than all other countries …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English