nationalism

Definition

A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.

Etymology

Borrowed from French nationalisme, equivalent to national + -ism.

Example Sentences

• "Communists, socialists, and Islamists are against nationalism."
• "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."
• "Following the 1979 Revolution, Khomeini came out against nationalism."

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