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Nationalism

Na′tion-al-ism

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Noun.
1.
The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.
2.
An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.
3.
National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.

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nationalism

nationalism

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Noun

nationalism (countable and uncountable, plural nationalisms)

  1. Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.
  2. Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
    Basque nationalism, Kurdish nationalism
  3. (Britain, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
  4. Jingoism; the support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others; the hatred of other nations.

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