nationalism

nationalism
noun
ADJECTIVE
extreme, radical
aggressive, militant, revolutionary
popular
religious, secular
black
American, Arab, etc.
cultural, economic, political
PHRASES
the growth of nationalism, the rise of nationalism
a resurgence of nationalism, a revival of nationalism

a 19th-century resurgence of Finnish nationalism

a tide of nationalism

a tide of militant nationalism


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