Definisjon av Nationalism på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
nationalism - the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
		multiculturalism the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country
		doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought, philosophy a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
nationalism - the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals
		doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought, philosophy a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
nationalism - the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
		ambition, aspiration, dream a strong drive for success
Nationalism - 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"
		patriotism, nationalism
		loyalty, trueness the quality of being loyal
		americanism a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens

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Substantiv
Nationalism - Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country and culture.
Nationalism - Support for the creation of a sovereign nation which does not currently exist.
Nationalism - Jingoism; the support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others; the hatred of other nations.

Nationalism involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. Often, it is the belief that an ethnic group has a right to statehood, or that citizenship in a state should be limited to one ethnic group, or that multinationality in a single state should necessarily comprise the right to express and exercise national identity even by minorities. It can also include the belief that the state is of primary importance, or the belief that one state is naturally superior to all other states.

Nationalism
An ideology that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life, and takes precedence over any other social and political principles.