nationalism
Syllables: nat·ion·al·i·sm/ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/US/ˈnæʃ(ə)nəˌlɪzəm/
nationalism noun: a more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.
Noun
nationalism (countable and uncountable, plural nationalisms)
- A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.
- 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...1927 May, Quincy Wright, “Bolshevist Influences in China”, in Current History, volume XXVI, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 300, column 1
- Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
- Basque nationalism
- Kurdish nationalism
- Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
nationalism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nationalism in Hindi
- idea of supporting one’s country and culture
- राष्ट्रवाद rāṣṭravād
nationalism in Tamil
- தேசியம், தேசியவாதம்
nationalism in Marathi
- idea of supporting one’s country and culture
- राष्ट्रवाद rāṣṭravād
nationalism in Urdu
- idea of supporting one’s country and culture
- قَوم پَرْوَری qaum parvarī
More languagesFewer languages
- nationalism in Bengali
- জাতীয়তাবাদ jatiẏtabad
- nationalism in Telugu
- జాతీయవాదం, జాతీయతావాదం
- nationalism in Malayalam
- ദേശഭക്തി, സ്വരാജ്യസ്നേഹം, ദേശീയവാദം
- nationalism in Kannada
- ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯತೆ, ದೇಶೀಯತೆ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಭಾವನೆ, ತತ್ವಗಳು
- nationalism in Punjabi
- ਕੌਮਪ੍ਰਸਤੀ kaumprastī
- nationalism in Gujarati
- રાષ્ટ્રવાદ rāṣṭravād
- nationalism in Odia
- ଜାତୀଯ଼ତାବାଦ, ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରବାଦ
- nationalism in Assamese
- জাতীয়তাবাদ zatitabad
- nationalism in Nepali
- राष्ट्रवाद
- nationalism in Pashto
- ملتپالنه melatpālǝna, مليت پرستي milyatparasti, ناسيوناليزم nāsionālizǝm, نشنليزم nešnalizᶕm
- nationalism in Tagalog
- pagkamakabayan, pagkamakabansa, nasyonalismo
- nationalism in Arabic
- قَوْمِيَّة qawmiyya
- nationalism in Malay
- nasionalisme
- nationalism in Indonesian
- kebangsaan, nasionalisme
- nationalism in Thai
- ชาตินิยม châat-ní-yom
- nationalism in Vietnamese
- chủ nghĩa dân tộc, chủ nghĩa quốc gia, chủ nghĩa quốc tộc, chủ nghĩa quốc dân
- nationalism in Myanmar
- အမျိုးသားစိတ် a.myui:sa:cit
Examples of nationalism in a sentence
- Napoleonic domination in Italy and Germany a century ago created nationalism there, as did Turkish domination in the Balkans and the Arab countries.1927 May, Quincy Wright, “Bolshevist Influences in China”, in Current History, volume XXVI, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 300, column 1:
- Other nationalisms aimed at liberating subjugated peoples who spoke the same language and lived in the same territory.2002 November 21, Amos Elon, “Israelis & Palestinians: What Went Wrong?”, in The New York Review, archived from the original on 09 May 2021:
- Following the 1979 Revolution, Khomeini came out against nationalism.2017, Meir Litvak, Constructing Nationalism in Iran:
- But the word attained more of a negative connotation during the 20th century as it become associated with the nationalism movements in Europe that helped lead to World War I and World War II.2018 October 23, Doug Criss, “The definition of a nationalist”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2022:
Antonyms of nationalism
Forms of nationalism
| plural | nationalisms |
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Origin of nationalism
Borrowed from French nationalisme, equivalent to national + -ism.
Words formed from nationalism
- ablenationalism
- anarcho-nationalism
- binationalism
- civic nationalism
- cybernationalism
- economic nationalism
- feminationalism
- femonationalism
- gastronationalism
- heteronationalism
- homonationalism
- hypernationalism
- linguonationalism
- metanationalism
- micronationalism
- neonationalism
- neo-techno-nationalism
- pan-nationalism
- postnationalism
- supernationalism
- techno-nationalism
- vaccine nationalism
- white nationalism
Questions about nationalism
- What does nationalism mean?
- Nationalism means a more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.
- What is nationalism in Hindi?
- Nationalism in Hindi is राष्ट्रवाद (rāṣṭravād). See Nationalism meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use nationalism in a sentence?
- Napoleonic domination in Italy and Germany a century ago created nationalism there, as did Turkish domination in the Balkans and the Arab countries.
- What part of speech is nationalism?
- Nationalism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nationalism?
- Nationalism is pronounced /ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)m/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nationalism?
- The plural of nationalism is nationalisms.
Words near nationalism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nationalism (page history and authors); nationalism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nationalism (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nationalism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nationalism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nationalism (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nationalism (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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