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intercommunalism

intercommunalism noun: a political philosophy which holds that nations have been reduced to a series of discrete communities; adopted by the Black Panther Party to replace nationalism.

Noun

intercommunalism (countable and uncountable, plural intercommunalisms)

  1. A political philosophy which holds that nations have been reduced to a series of discrete communities; adopted by the Black Panther Party to replace nationalism.
    • These transformations and phenomena require us to call ourselves “intercommunalists” because nations have been transformed into communities of the world. The Black Panther Party now disclaims internationalism and supports intercommunalism.2009, Huey P. Newton, To Die for the People (Illustrated ed.)

Forms of intercommunalism

pluralintercommunalisms

Origin of intercommunalism

From inter- + communal + -ism.

Questions about intercommunalism

What does intercommunalism mean?
Intercommunalism means a political philosophy which holds that nations have been reduced to a series of discrete communities; adopted by the Black Panther Party to replace nationalism.
What part of speech is intercommunalism?
Intercommunalism is a noun.
What is the plural of intercommunalism?
The plural of intercommunalism is intercommunalisms.

Words near intercommunalism in the dictionary

  1. intercommoner
  2. intercommoners
  3. intercommoning
  4. intercommons
  5. intercommunal
  6. intercommunalism
  7. intercommunalities
  8. intercommunality
  9. intercommunally
  10. intercommune
  11. intercommuned

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