nationalism

/nˈæʃʌnʌlɪzʌm/

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Noun
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"
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the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other
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the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination
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the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals