English noun: nationalism | |||
1. | nationalism (attribute) love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it | ||
Samples | They rode the same wave of popular patriotism. British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high. | ||
Synonyms | patriotism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | loyalty, trueness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Americanism, chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism, ultranationalism | ||
2. | nationalism (cognition) the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Antonyms | internationalism, multiculturalism | ||
3. | nationalism (feeling) the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ambition, aspiration, dream | ||
4. | nationalism (cognition) the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals | ||
Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
Antonyms | internationalism | ||