nationalism

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: na=tion=al=ism

CIDE DICTIONARY

nationalism, n. 

•  The state of being national; national attachment; nationality.  [1913 Webster]
•  An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.  [1913 Webster]
•  National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.  [1913 Webster]
•  A devotion to one's country; patriotism;  [PJC]
•  The policy of advocating the independence of one's country.  [PJC]
•  The policy of advocating the interests of one's own country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's actions on other countries.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nationalism, n.
1 a patriotic feeling, principles, etc. b an extreme form of this; chauvinism.
2 a policy of national independence.

Derivative

nationalist n. & adj. nationalistic adj. nationalistically adv.

THESAURUS

nationalism

Americanism, Anglicism, Briticism, Eisenhower Doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Truman Doctrine, appeasement, balance of power, brinkmanship, chauvinism, coexistence, colonialism, compromise, containment, detente, deterrence, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, expansionism, flag waving, foreign affairs, foreign policy, good-neighbor policy, imperialism, independence, internationalism, internationality, isolationism, jingoism, love of country, manifest destiny, militarism, nationality, nationhood, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy, overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, peoplehood, preparedness, self-determination, self-government, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, sovereign nationhood, sovereignty, spheres of influence, statehood, the big stick, tough policy, ultranationalism, world politics