nationalism
noun [U] /ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪ-/Definition
› a nation's wish and attempt to be politically independentColonisation and self-governmentPatriotism and nationalism › a great or too great love of your own country: The book documents the rise of the political right with its accompanying strands of nationalism and racism.Patriotism and nationalism
(Definition of nationalism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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