Type and usage of nationalism from BoostVocab

nationalism

/'næʃə,nəlɪzəm/

noun
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
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"British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"

Similar:

patriotism

type of:
trueness loyalty
noun
the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
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type of:
aspiration ambition dream
noun
the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
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Opposite:

internationalism

type of:
ism philosophy doctrine philosophical system school of thought
noun
the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
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Opposite:

multiculturalism internationalism

type of:
ism school of thought philosophical system doctrine philosophy

Examples of nationalism

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