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nationalism

noun

Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
N
Ends with
M
Contains
AT
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈnæʃənəlɪzəm

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

    “They rode the same wave of popular patriotism”

noun

  1. The doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other

noun

  1. The doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

noun

  1. The aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

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Example Sentences

They rode the same wave of popular patriotism
British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high

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