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 [nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, nash-nuh-liz-]   Example Sentences Origin

na·tion·al·ism

   [nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, nash-nuh-liz-]
noun
1.
national spirit or aspirations.
2.
devotion and loyalty to one's own nation; patriotism.
3.
excessive patriotism; chauvinism.
4.
the desire for national advancement or independence.
5.
the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of one's own nation, viewed as separate from the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations.
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6.
an idiom or trait peculiar to a nation.
7.
a movement, as in the arts, based upon the folk idioms, history, aspirations, etc., of a nation.
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Origin:
1830–40; national + -ism

Related forms
an·ti·na·tion·al·ism, noun
non·na·tion·al·ism, noun
pro·na·tion·al·ism, noun
sem·i·na·tion·al·ism, noun
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nationalism (ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm, ˈnæʃnə-)
 
—n
1.  a sentiment based on common cultural characteristics that binds a population and often produces a policy of national independence or separatism
2.  loyalty or devotion to one's country; patriotism
3.  See also chauvinism exaggerated, passionate, or fanatical devotion to a national community
 
'nationalist
 
—n, —adj
 
national'istic
 
—adj

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Word Origin & History

nationalism
1844, "devotion to one's country," from national + -ism. Earlier it was used in a theological sense of "the doctrine of divine election of nations" (1836). Later it was used in a sense of "doctrine advocating nationalization of a country's industry" (1892).
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nationalism definition


The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation-state are of primary importance. Also, the belief that a people who share a common language, history, and culture should constitute an independent nation, free of foreign domination.

Note: Nationalism is opposed to colonialism and imperialism.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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