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na·tion·al·ism

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–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.

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.

[Origin: 1830–40; national + -ism

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na·tion·al·ism Audio Help (nāsh'ə-nə-lĭz'əm, nāsh'nə-) Pronunciation Key
n.

Devotion to the interests or culture of one's nation.
The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.
Aspirations for national independence in a country under foreign domination.

na'tion·al·ist adj. & n., na'tion·al·is'tic adj., na'tion·al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

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nationalism
noun
1.	love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" [syn: patriotism]
2.	the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other [ant: multiculturalism, internationalism]
3.	the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
4.	the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals [ant: internationalism]

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ˈnationalism1 [ˈnӕ-] noun

a sense of pride in the history, culture, achievements etc of one's nation

Arabic:	قَوْمِيَّه، شُعور قَوْمي
Chinese (Simplified):	国家主义，爱国心
Chinese (Traditional):	國家主義，愛國心
Czech:	vlastenectví
Danish:	nationalisme
Dutch:	nationalisme
Estonian:	rahvustunne
Finnish:	kansallistunne
French:	nationalisme
German:	der Nationalismus
Greek:	εθνικισμός
Hungarian:	hazafiasság, (jó értelemben vett) nacionalizmus
Icelandic:	þjóðernisstefna, *-rembingur
Indonesian:	nasionalisme
Italian:	nazionalismo

Japanese:	国家主義
Korean:	국가주의, 애국심
Latvian:	nacionālisms; patriotisms
Lithuanian:	tautinis pasididžiavimas, nacionalizmas
Norwegian:	nasjonalisme
Polish:	nacjonalizm
Portuguese (Brazil):	nacionalismo
Portuguese (Portugal):	nacionalismo
Romanian:	naţionalism
Russian:	национальное самосознание, патриотизм
Slovak:	vlastenectvo
Slovenian:	nacionalizem
Spanish:	nacionalismo
Swedish:	nationalism
Turkish:	ulusçuluk, milliyetçilik

ˈnationalism2 [ˈnӕ-] noun

the desire to bring the people of one's nation together under their own government

Arabic:	وَطَنِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	民族主义
Chinese (Traditional):	民族主義
Czech:	nacionalismus
Danish:	nationalisme
Dutch:	nationalisme
Estonian:	rahvuslus
Finnish:	kansallisuusaate
French:	nationalisme
German:	der Nationalismus
Greek:	εθνικισμός
Hungarian:	nemzeti összetartozás (tudata)
Icelandic:	þjóðernishyggja
Indonesian:	nasionalisme
Italian:	nazionalismo

Japanese:	民族主義
Korean:	민족주의
Latvian:	tieksme pēc nacionālas neatkarības
Lithuanian:	nacionalinės nepriklausomybės siekimas
Norwegian:	nasjonalisme
Polish:	nacjonalizm
Portuguese (Brazil):	nacionalismo
Portuguese (Portugal):	nacionalismo
Romanian:	naţionalism
Russian:	национализм
Slovak:	nacionalizmus
Slovenian:	nacionalizem
Spanish:	nacionalismo
Swedish:	nationalism
Turkish:	ulusçuluk, milliyetçilik

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
nationalism

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.