'Nationalism' definitions:
Definition of 'nationalism'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: patriotism, nationalism]
noun
The doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other [ant: internationalism, multiculturalism]
noun
The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
noun
The doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals [ant: internationalism]
Definition of 'Nationalism'
From: GCIDE
- Nationalism \Na"tion*al*ism\, n.
- 1. The state of being national; national attachment; nationality. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation. [1913 Webster]
- 3. National independence; the principles of the Nationalists. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A devotion to one's country; patriotism; especially. an exaggerated or excessive form of patriotism; chauvinism. [PJC]
- 5. The policy of advocating the independence of one's country. [PJC]
- 6. The policy of advocating the interests of one's own country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's actions on other countries. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'nationalism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Americanism,
- Anglicism,
- appeasement,
- balance of power,
- brinkmanship,
- Briticism,
- chauvinism,
- coexistence,
- colonialism,
- compromise,
- containment,
- detente,
- deterrence,
- diplomacy,
- diplomatic,
- diplomatics,
- dollar diplomacy,
- dollar imperialism,
- Eisenhower Doctrine,
- expansionism,
- flag waving,
- foreign affairs,
- foreign policy,
- good-neighbor policy,
- imperialism,
- independence,
- internationalism,
- internationality,
- isolationism,
- jingoism,
- love of country,
- manifest destiny,
- militarism,
- Monroe Doctrine,
- nationality,
- nationhood,
- neocolonialism,
- neutralism,
- Nixon Doctrine,
- 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,
- Truman Doctrine,
- ultranationalism,
- world politics
Words containing 'Nationalism'
- Nation,
- National,
- Nationalities,
- Nationality,
- Nationalization,
- Nationalized,
- Nationalizing,
- Nationally,
- Nationalness,
- nationalize,
- Comity of nations,
- Five nations,
- Law of nations,
- Lost Nation,
- Martime nations,
- National City,
- National Park,
- National anthem,
- National bank,
- National flag,
- National guard,
- National salute,
- Six Nations,
- across the nation,
- african nation,
- asian nation,
- balkan nation,
- carry nation,
- commonwealth of nations,
- desire of all nations,
- european nation,
- grand national,
- islam nation,
- league of nations,
- nation of islam,
- national assembly,
- national assistance,
- national capital,
- national censorship,
- national debt,
- national holiday,
- national income,
- national insurance,
- national leader,
- national monument,
- national service,
- national socialism,
- national socialist,
- national trust,
- rogue nation,
- scandinavian nation,
- united nations,
- Higher National Diploma,
- Lost Nation, IA,
- National City, CA,
- National Football Conference,
- National Park, NJ,
- acadia national park,
- air national guard,
- arches national park,
- army national guard,
- badlands national park,
- biscayne national park,
- canyonlands national park,
- central american nation,
- denali national park,
- everglades national park,
- gross national product,
- haleakala national park,
- iraqi national congress,
- katmai national park,
- most-favored-nation,
- national academy of sciences,
- national association of realtors,
- national debt ceiling,
- national guard bureau,
- national institute of justice,
- national institutes of health,
- national intelligence community,
- national liberation army,
- national library of medicine,
- national park service,
- national reconnaissance office,
- national rifle association,
- national science foundation,
- national security agency,
- national security council,
- national trading policy,
- national volunteers association,
- national weather service,
- north american nation,
- olympic national park,
- palestine national authority,
- palestinian national authority,
- platt national park,
- redwood national park,
- royal national eisteddfod,
- sequoia national park,
- serengeti national park,
- shenandoah national park,
- south american nation,
- united nations agency,
- united nations day,
- united nations secretariat,
- voyageurs national park,
- yellowstone national park,
- yosemite national park,
- zion national park,
- Federal National Mortgage Association,
- Most-favored-nation clause,
- association of southeast asian nations,
- big bend national park,
- bryce canyon national park,
- capitol reef national park,
- carlsbad caverns national park,
- carry amelia moore nation,
- channel islands national park,
- crater lake national park,
- gates of the arctic national park,
- grand canyon national park,
- grand teton national park,
- guadalupe mountains national park,
- hawaii volcanoes national park,
- hot springs national park,
- irish national liberation army,
- isle royal national park,
- kenai fjords national park,
- kings canyon national park,
- kobuk valley national park,
- lake clark national park,
- lassen volcanic national park,
- mammoth cave national park,
- mesa verde national park,
- mount ranier national park,
- national aeronautics and space administration,
- national archives and records administration,
- national baseball hall of fame,
- national climatic data center,
- national institute of standards and technology,
- national labor relations board,
- national liberation front of corsica,
- national oceanic and atmospheric administration,
- national technical information service,
- north cascades national park,
- petrified forest national park,
- real gross national product,
- rocky mountain national park,
- u.s. national library of medicine,
- united nations children's fund,
- virgin islands national park,
- wind cave national park,
- food and agriculture organization of the united nations,
- great smoky mountains national park,
- national geospatial-intelligence agency,
- national socialist german workers' party,
- theodore roosevelt memorial national park,
- united states national library of medicine,
- national association of securities dealers automated quotations,
- united nations crime prevention and criminal justice,
- united nations educational scientific and cultural organization,
- united nations international children's emergency fund,
- wrangell-st. elias national park,
- united nations office for drug control and crime prevention