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Meaning of "nationalism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NATIONALISM

nationalism  [ˈnæʃənəˌlɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NATIONALISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nationalism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NATIONALISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nationalism

Nationalism

Nationalism is a belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming attached to, one's nation. Nationalism involves national identity, by contrast with the related construct of patriotism, which involves the social conditioning and personal behaviors that support a state's decisions and actions. From a psychological perspective, nationalism is distinct from other types of attachment, for example, attachment to a religion or a romantic partner. The desire for interpersonal attachment, or the need to belong, is one of the most fundamental human motivations. From a political or sociological perspective, there are two main perspectives on the origins and basis of nationalism. One is the primordialist perspective that describes nationalism as a reflection of the ancient and perceived evolutionary tendency of humans to organize into distinct groupings based on an affinity of birth. The other is the modernist perspective that describes nationalism as a recent phenomenon that requires the structural conditions of modern society in order to exist.

Definition of nationalism in the English dictionary

The definition of nationalism in the dictionary is a sentiment based on common cultural characteristics that binds a population and often produces a policy of national independence or separatism. Other definition of nationalism is loyalty or devotion to one's country; patriotism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NATIONALISM


brutalism
ˈbruːtəˌlɪzəm
capitalism
ˈkæpɪtəˌlɪzəm
colonialism
kəˈləʊnɪəˌlɪzəm
embolism
ˈɛmbəˌlɪzəm
formalism
ˈfɔːməˌlɪzəm
imperialism
ɪmˈpɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
journalism
ˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
liberalism
ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm
literalism
ˈlɪtərəˌlɪzəm
materialism
məˈtɪərɪəˌlɪzəm
metabolism
mɪˈtæbəˌlɪzəm
minimalism
ˈmɪnɪməˌlɪzəm
Orientalism
ˌɔːrɪˈɛntəˌlɪzəm
photojournalism
ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəˌlɪzəm
professionalism
prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm
realism
ˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
socialism
ˈsəʊʃəˌlɪzəm
surrealism
səˈrɪəˌlɪzəm
symbolism
ˈsɪmbəˌlɪzəm
vandalism
ˈvændəˌlɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NATIONALISM

national status
national superannuation
National Tests
National Theatre
National Trust
national unity government
National Vocational Qualification
nationalise
nationaliser
nationalist
Nationalist China
nationalistic
nationalities
nationality
nationalization
nationalize
nationalizer
nationally

WORDS THAT END LIKE NATIONALISM

alcoholism
cannibalism
citizen journalism
communalism
environmentalism
essentialism
factionalism
federalism
fundamentalism
idealism
industrialism
initialism
intellectualism
multiculturalism
multilateralism
mutualism
pastoralism
photorealism
pluralism
spiritualism
traditionalism

Synonyms and antonyms of nationalism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NATIONALISM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nationalism» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nationalism

Translation of «nationalism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NATIONALISM

Find out the translation of nationalism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nationalism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nationalism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民族主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nacionalismo
570 millions of speakers

English

nationalism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राष्ट्रवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قَوْمِيّةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

национализм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nacionalismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বাদেশিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nationalisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nasionalisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nationalismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

国家主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

국수주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nasionalisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa dân tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேசியவாதம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राष्ट्रीयत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

milliyetçilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nazionalismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nacjonalizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

націоналізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naționalism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εθνικισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nasionalisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nationalism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nasjonalisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nationalism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIONALISM»

The term «nationalism» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.768 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of nationalism
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «nationalism».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NATIONALISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nationalism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nationalism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nationalism

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10 QUOTES WITH «NATIONALISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nationalism.
1
Muammar al-Gaddafi
Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.
2
Muammar al-Gaddafi
The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever. These ideas which mobilized the masses are only a worthless currency. Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it has poured forth both blood and money.
3
Richard Aldington
Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.
4
Reza Aslan
When you forcefully suppress religious nationalism, you radicalize it.
5
Richard Attias
Sporting achievements bestow a sense of unification on the cultures and societies in which they take place and create an outpouring of nationalism and pride.
6
Antony Beevor
The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have.
7
Hilaire Belloc
Every major question in history is a religious question. It has more effect in molding life than nationalism or a common language.
8
Deepak Chopra
New Age values are conscious evolution, a non-sectarian society, a non-military culture, global sharing, healing the environment, sustainable economies, self-determination, social justice, economic empowerment of the poor, love, compassion in action, going beyond religious fundamentalism, going beyond nationalism-extreme nationalism, culture.
9
Arthur C. Clarke
It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.
10
Juan Cole
I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NATIONALISM»

Discover the use of nationalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nationalism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nationalism
This edition of Elie Kedourie's Nationalism brings back into print one of the classic texts of our times.
Elie Kedourie, 1993
2
Nations and Nationalism
Drawing upon a range of disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, sociology, politics and history, this work argues that nationalism is an inescapable consequence of modernity.
Ernest Gellner, 2008
3
Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity
A five-country study that spans five hundred years, this historically oriented work in sociology bids well to replace all previous works on the subject.
Liah Greenfeld, 1992
4
Nationalism
Lucid, witty and brilliant, Gellner's essay combines the perspectives of politics, history, philosophy and anthropology with the multidisciplinary flair for which he is renowned
Ernest Gellner, 1998
5
Liberal Nationalism
"This is a most timely, intelligent, well-written, and absorbing essay on a central and painful social and political problem of out time.
Yael Tamir, 1995
6
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread ...
'Imagined Communities' examines the creation & function of the 'imagined communities' of nationality & the way these communities were in part created by the growth of the nation-state, the interaction between capitalism & printing & the ...
Benedict Anderson, 2006
7
Nationalism
Seeking to do justice to these different facets of nationalism, the second edition of this popular and respected overview has been revised and updated with contemporary developments and the latest scholarly work.
Anthony D. Smith, 2010
8
Nationalism
Peter Alter traces the origins of modern nationalism and analyzes its highly varied manifestations over the last 200 years.
Peter Alter, 1994
9
Nationalism: Theories and Cases
This work offers a general review of theories of nationalism that enables students to explore contemporary debates on the subject in a wider theoretical and historical context.
Erika Harris, 2009
10
Nationalism: A Critical Introduction
Spencer and Wollman seek to challenge fixed notions of national identity, ethnicity and culture to more fully explore and understand the contemporary complexities of citizenship and the genuine potential for a cosmopolitan democracy.
Philip Spencer, Howard Wollman, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NATIONALISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nationalism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Blair brands Nationalism "caveman politics" as he urges Labour not …
TONY Blair has lashed out at the SNP, branding Nationalism a “reactionary political philosophy,” which represented the politics of the caveman as he urged ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
Timeline: Hindu Nationalism in India
The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the 2014 elections has precipitated a revival of Hindutva, or Hindu nationalism, ... «World Policy Institute, Jul 15»
3
From the KKK to Dylann Roof: White Nationalism Infuses Our …
When Dylann Roof pulled a gun at a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina, his shots rang through history to the roots of the ideology of ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
4
Bernie's Strange Brew of Nationalism and Socialism
Editor's Note: The following article is adapted from one that ran in the July 6, 2015, issue of National Review. Marshalltown, Iowa — “​All ... «National Review Online, Jul 15»
5
“White Nationalism Infuses Our Political Ideology”: Dylann Roof Is …
White nationalism infuses our political ideology as a nation—from our major political parties to the armed extreme right. We need to confront the ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
6
Is Nationalism Part of Our Political DNA? a New Biography of DF …
Biographies, like jokes about tragedies, can oftentimes be written too soon. However, 20 years of constitutional democracy has provided the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Will BJP only raise slogans of nationalism, asks Congress
“Congress wants to ask BJP if they will just raise slogans of nationalism or will the Central government do something to save the nation? «Financial Express, Jul 15»
8
Reza Aslan on Islamic nationalism and the challenge of jihad
In Vancouver on Thursday, Reza Aslan addressed Islamic violent extremism, saying "there is a cancer in the Islamic world." Acknowledging the ... «The Vancouver Observer, Jul 15»
9
Embracing Digital Nationalism
This situation has me wondering about technology's role in nationalism—specifically, if the right digital infrastructure could help a nation and its ... «Pacific Standard, Jul 15»
10
Nationalism, not Racism, is Trump's Plan to Win the White House – It …
Last year, one of the most conservative political parties in France, the National Front Party (NFP) used a combination of nationalism and racism ... «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»

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