nationalism has definitions from the field of politics
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[ noun ] (politics) love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

Synonyms

patriotism

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

The popularity of folklore in America stands in direct proportion to the popularity of nationalism in America .

And the emphasis on nationalism in America is in_proportion_to the growth of American influence across the world .

Thus , if we are to observe American folklore in the twentieth century , we will do_well to establish the relationships between folklore , nationalism and imperialism at the outset .

Historians have come to recognize two cardinal facts concerning nationalism and international influence .

Yet nationalism has lost few of its charms for the historian , writer or man_in_the_street .

2
[ noun ] (politics) the conviction that the culture and interests of your nation are superior to those of any other nation

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

Of_course , nationalism has really outlived its usefulness in a country as world oriented as ours , and its continued existence reflects one of the major culture lags of the twentieth century United_States .

Yet nationalism has lost few of its charms for the historian , writer or man_in_the_street .

3
[ noun ] the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

Related terms

ambition

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

Related terms

internationalism doctrine

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