nationalismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪ.zəm//ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪ.zəm/us/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl.ɪ.zəm//ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪ.zəm/a nation's wish and attempt to be politically independent
a great or too great love of your own country:
The book documents the rise of the political right with its accompanying strands of nationalism and racism.
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Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- independence
- Independence Day
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- non-aligned
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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