nationalism

English

Etymology

From French nationalisme. By surface analysis, national + -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/
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Noun

nationalism (countable and uncountable, plural nationalisms)

  1. Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.
    • 1927 May, Quincy Wright, “Bolshevist Influences in China”, in Current History, volume XXVI, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 300, column 1:
      Perhaps the explanation of the Chinese situation most generally accepted by historians is nationalism, a phenomenon which has always occurred when a people of distinctive cultural characteristics becomes aware of foreign domination. Napoleonic domination in Italy and Germany a century ago created nationalism there, as did Turkish domination in the Balkans and the Arab countries.
    • 2017, Meir Litvak, Constructing Nationalism in Iran:
      Following the 1979 Revolution, Khomeini came out against nationalism.
  2. Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
    Basque nationalism
    Kurdish nationalism
  3. (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

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  • sectionalism; any geopolitical group pursuing its own interest

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Noun

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Declension

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