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11Nationalism — Na tion*al*ism, n. 1. The state of being national; national attachment; nationality. [1913 Webster] 2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation. [1913 Webster] 3. National independence; the principles of the Nationalists. [1913… …
12chauvinism — [shō′və niz΄əm] n. [Fr chauvinisme, after N. Chauvin, soldier of Napoleon I, notorious for his attachment to the lost imperial cause] 1. militant, unreasoning, and boastful devotion to one s country; jingoism 2. unreasoning devotion to one s race …
13nationalist — na·tion·al·ist || næʃnÉ™lɪst n. one who is devoted to one s country, patriotic person adj. having the characteristic of devotion to one s country …
14nationalists — na·tion·al·ist || næʃnÉ™lɪst n. one who is devoted to one s country, patriotic person adj. having the characteristic of devotion to one s country …
15Nicolas Chauvin — is a legendary, possibly apocryphal French soldier and patriot who is supposed to have served in the First Army of the French Republic and subsequently in La Grande Armée of Napoleon. His name is the eponym of chauvinism, a term for excessive… …
16nationalism — (n.) 1844, devotion to one s country; see NATIONALIST (Cf. nationalist) + ISM (Cf. ism); in some usages from Fr. nationalisme. Earlier it was used in a theological sense of the doctrine of divine election of nations (1836). Later it was used in a …
17patriotism — n. Love of country, devotion to one s country, national spirit, amor patriae …
18patriotism — noun Date: circa 1726 love for or devotion to one s country …
19nationalism — na·tion·al·ism || næʃnÉ™lɪzm n. patriotism, devotion to one s country; ambition for national progress …
20patriotism — /ˈpeɪtriətɪzəm/ (say paytreeuhtizuhm), /ˈpæt / (say pat ) noun the spirit or action of a patriot; devotion to one s country …
