na·tion·al·ism 
(năshə-nə-lĭz′əm, năshnə-)
(năshə-nə-lĭz′əm, năshnə-)n.
1. Devotion, especially excessive or undiscriminating devotion, to the interests or culture of a particular nation-state.
2. The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.
3. The belief that a particular cultural or ethnic group constitutes a distinct people deserving of political self-determination.
nation·al·ist adj. & n.
na′tion·al·istic adj.
na′tion·al·isti·cal·ly adv.
- take the law into one's own hands
- take the law into own hands
- take the liberty
- take the mickey out of
- take the occasion
- take the piss out of
- take the plunge
- take the pulse of
- take the rap
- take the wind out of (one's) sails
- take the wind out of one's sails
- take the wind out of sails
- take time
- take to
- take to heart
- take to heels
- take to (one's) heels
- take to one's heels
- take to task
- take to the cleaners
- take to the woodshed
- take up
- take-up
- take up for
- take up the cudgels