US /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/ UK /ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

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

    Rising nationalism reshaped the country's foreign policy.

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1 noun · devotion to one's nation,... patriotismchauvinismjingoismnativismloyalism
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Etymology

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

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