nationalism

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈnaʃənl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˈnæʃn̩(ə)lɪz(ə)m/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnæʃ(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/
  • Hyphenation: nat‧ion‧al‧i‧sm

Noun

nationalism (countable and uncountable, plural nationalisms)

  1. A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.
    • 1927 May, Quincy Wright, “Bolshevist Influences in China”, in Current History[1], 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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Hypernyms

  • sectionalism (any geopolitical group pursuing its own interest)

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Noun

nationalism c

  1. nationalism

Declension

Declension of nationalism
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nationalism nationalisms
definite nationalismen nationalismens
plural indefinite nationalismer nationalismers
definite nationalismerna nationalismernas

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