名词

1. 国家主义;民族独立主义
Nationalism is the desire for political independence of people who feel they are historically or culturally a separate group within a country.

2. 民族主义;民族优越感
You can refer to a person's great love for their nation as nationalism. It is often associated with the belief that a particular nation is better than any other nation, and in this case is often used showing disapproval.

1. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

e.g. they rode the same wave of popular patriotism
British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high

Synonym: patriotism

2. the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other

3. the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals

4. the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination