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nationalism

/ˈnæʃnəlɪzəm/noun

उच्चारण नैश्नलिज़म

राष्ट्रवाद, (स्वतंत्र राष्ट्र की) राष्ट्रीय भावना

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  1. 1

    [U]

    the desire by a group of people who share the same history, culture or language to have an independent country

    राष्ट्रवाद, (स्वतंत्र राष्ट्र की) राष्ट्रीय भावना

    • The partition of Bengal in 1905 gave a strong push to Indian nationalism.

    Synonyms patriotism national consciousness

  2. 2

    [U] often disapproving

    a feeling of love for and pride in your country, sometimes with a belief that it is better than other countries

    देशभक्ति, राष्ट्रप्रेम, (कभी-कभी) उग्र राष्ट्रवाद

    • a wave of nationalism during the war

    Synonyms patriotism chauvinism jingoism

    Opposite internationalism cosmopolitanism

◇Word family
nationalist nounnationalistic adjectivenation noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

patriotism national consciousness chauvinism jingoism

Antonyms

internationalism cosmopolitanism

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Do not confuse patriotism (love of your country) and jingoism or chauvinism (an aggressive belief that your own country is better than others).

Patriotism (देश से प्रेम) और jingoism या chauvinism (यह आक्रामक धारणा कि अपना देश दूसरों से श्रेष्ठ है) में भ्रम न करें।

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Extreme and aggressive patriotism is called jingoism or chauvinism.

अत्यधिक और आक्रामक देशभक्ति को jingoism या chauvinism कहते हैं।