nationalism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
noun the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
noun the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

Borrowed from French nationalisme, equivalent to national + -ism.

It was a product of nationalism. — An African Adventure, Isaac Frederick Marcosson
{FN44-17} My nationalism includes the well-being of the whole world. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
With the growth of nationalism, man has become the greatest menace to man. — Creative Unity, Rabindranath Tagore

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