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as in patriotism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country
Nazism's almost epic nationalism appealed to downtrodden Germans still suffering the humiliation of being defeated in World War I
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as in devotion
love and support for one's country
American nationalism is often most visible during Fourth of July celebrations
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Recent Examples of nationalism
As the economy slows, Xi has bolstered another pillar of the regime’s legitimacy: nationalism, which he is expected to invoke to mark the country’s 75th anniversary on Tuesday.
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Similarly, Musk has transformed Twitter into a dull, fetid cesspool of White nationalism and paranoid lies.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
The philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a father of German nationalism, even accused Europeans of deliberately keeping German lands fragmented—the better to enlist German valor for their own conquests.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Others argue that the restitution shouldn’t be perceived with blind nationalism but with skepticism, because in the aftermath of the exhibit’s grand opening, little will have changed for the everyday individuals struggling to survive.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Nectar Gan, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Similarly, Musk has transformed Twitter into a dull, fetid cesspool of White nationalism and paranoid lies.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
The philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a father of German nationalism, even accused Europeans of deliberately keeping German lands fragmented—the better to enlist German valor for their own conquests.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Others argue that the restitution shouldn’t be perceived with blind nationalism but with skepticism, because in the aftermath of the exhibit’s grand opening, little will have changed for the everyday individuals struggling to survive.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Nationalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalism. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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