1. (

• patriotism ,
• nationalism

) love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high" ;

2. (

• nationalism

) the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other ;

3. (

• nationalism

) the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination ;

4. (

• nationalism ,

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