nationalism

Noun

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

• the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination

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

• 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
    

Related words

• Antonyms: 
  internationalism , multiculturalism