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Nationalism

Nationalism Meaning & Definition
Nationalism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nationalism?

[n] love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
[n] the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
[n] the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
[n] the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nationalism: patriotism

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nationalism: Americanism | Anglicism | appeasement | balance of power | brinkmanship | Briticism | chauvinism | coexistence | colonialism | compromise | containment | detente | deterrence | diplomacy | diplomatic | diplomatics | dollar diplomacy | dollar imperialism | Eisenhower Doctrine | expansionism | flag waving | foreign affairs | foreign policy | good-neighbor policy | imperialism | independence | internationalism | internationality | isolationism | jingoism | love of country | manifest destiny | militarism | Monroe Doctrine | nationality | nationhood | neocolonialism | neutralism | Nixon Doctrine | nonresistance | open door | open-door policy | overpatriotism | patriotics | patriotism | peace offensive | peaceful coexistence | peoplehood | preparedness | self-determination | self-government | shirt-sleeve diplomacy | shuttle diplomacy | sovereign nationhood | sovereignty | spheres of influence | statehood | the big stick | tough policy | Truman Doctrine | ultranationalism | world politics

See Also | ambition | Americanism | aspiration | chauvinism | doctrine | dream | ism | jingoism | loyalty | philosophy | school of thought | superpatriotism | ultranationalism

Nationalism In Webster's Dictionary

\Na"tion*al*ism\, n. 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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