Word Study
nationalism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nationalism has 4 senses
- nationalism(n = noun.attribute) patriotism - 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" is a kind of loyalty, trueness
- nationalism(n = noun.cognition) Array - the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other; Array is a kind of doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
- nationalism(n = noun.feeling) Array - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination; Array is a kind of ambition, aspiration, dream
- nationalism(n = noun.cognition) Array - the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals; Array is a kind of doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought
has particulars: americanism, chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism
Derived forms noun nationalist1, adjective nationalistic1
Antonyms: internationalism, multiculturalism
Derived form noun nationalist2
Antonym: internationalism
Derived form noun nationalist2
CIDE DICTIONARY
nationalism, n.
- The state of being national; national attachment; nationality. [1913 Webster]
- An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation. [1913 Webster]
- National independence; the principles of the Nationalists. [1913 Webster]
- A devotion to one's country; patriotism; [PJC]
- The policy of advocating the independence of one's country. [PJC]
- The policy of advocating the interests of one's own country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's actions on other countries. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nationalism, n.
1 a patriotic feeling, principles, etc. b an extreme form of this; chauvinism.
2 a policy of national independence.
1 a patriotic feeling, principles, etc. b an extreme form of this; chauvinism.
2 a policy of national independence.
Derivative
nationalist n. & adj. nationalistic adj. nationalistically adv.
THESAURUS
nationalism
Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Eisenhower Doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Truman Doctrine, appeasement, balance of power, brinkmanship, chauvinism, coexistence, colonialism, compromise, containment, detente, deterrence, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, expansionism, flag waving, foreign affairs, foreign policy, good-neighbor policy, imperialism, independence, internationalism, internationality, isolationism, jingoism, love of country, manifest destiny, militarism, nationality, nationhood, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy, overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, peoplehood, preparedness, self-determination, self-government, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, sovereign nationhood, sovereignty, spheres of influence, statehood, the big stick, tough policy, ultranationalism, world politics
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