nationalism
['næʃənl.ɪzəm]
n. 族, 族特性



nationalism
[ noun ]

1. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

<noun.attribute>
they rode the same wave of popular patriotism
British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high

2. the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other

<noun.cognition>

3. the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

<noun.feeling>

4. the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

<noun.cognition>

Nationalism \Na"tion*al*ism\, n.
1. The state of being national; national attachment;
nationality.

2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.

3. National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.

4. A devotion to one's country; patriotism; especially. an
exaggerated or excessive form of patriotism; chauvinism.
[PJC]

5. The policy of advocating the independence of one's
country.
[PJC]

6. The policy of advocating the interests of one's own
country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's
actions on other countries.
[PJC]