nationalism
IPA: nˈæʃʌnʌɫɪzʌm
noun
- Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.
- Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
- (UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Examples of "nationalism" in Sentences
- That's -- that's what I call nationalism, enlightening ...
- The pride of a national group or nation is what we call nationalism.
- "There is also a risk of political protectionism -- what we call nationalism," he said.
- And nationalism translates as “hands off our near-abroad (which are inherent parts of China anyway so really, really hands off)”.
- Peter Rutland, a professor of government at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, says that in the US, the word "nationalism" often has negative connotations.
- Thus the only sincere answer to Irish nationalism is English nationalism, which is a reality; and not English imperialism, which is a reactionary fiction, or English internationalism, which is a revolutionary one.
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