nationalism

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ UK /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
devotion to one's nation, often with the belief in its superiority or independence

Rising nationalism reshaped the country's foreign policy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · devotion to one's nation,... patriotism chauvinismjingoismnativismloyalism

Opposites

internationalismglobalismcosmopolitanism

Word family

Derived forms nationalist nationalistic

Related forms nation national nationalize nationhood

Etymology

From national (from Latin nationalis, from natio, 'birth, race, nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus -ism.

natio Latin nasci Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nationalism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. devotion to one's nation, often with the belief in its superiority or independence

## Examples
- Rising nationalism reshaped the country's foreign policy.

## Synonyms
- patriotism
- chauvinism
- jingoism
- nativism
- loyalism

## Antonyms
- internationalism
- globalism
- cosmopolitanism

## Derived Forms
- nationalist
- nationalistic

## Related Forms
- nation
- national
- nationalize
- nationhood

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: natio
- Root: nasci

## Etymology
From national (from Latin nationalis, from natio, 'birth, race, nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus -ism.

## AI Etymology
Nationalism comes from national (from Latin nationalis, from natio, 'birth, race, nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus -ism. The etymological trail includes Latin natio and Latin nasci. As a noun, nationalism means devotion to one's nation, often with the belief in its superiority or independence. The same family is visible in derived forms such as nationalist and nationalistic and related forms such as nation, national, nationalize, and nationhood.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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