nationalism
(noun)
noun
1. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
- British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high
Similar word(s): patriotism
Definition categories: attribute, loyalty, trueness
2. the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
Definition categories: thought, doctrine, ism, philosophy
3. the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
Definition categories: feeling, ambition, aspiration, dream
4. the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
Definition categories: thought, doctrine, ism, philosophy
Sentences with nationalism as a noun:
- Basque nationalism, Kurdish nationalism