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nationalism

(UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

ˈnæʃənəlɪz(ə)mCurrent36 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Other nationalisms aimed at liberating subjugated peoples who spoke the same language and lived in the same territory.
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  • Napoleon was elected twice and freed the United States along with France and Germany. He's nothing like the others you mentioned. Nationalism got ya 😂

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Gross. It equates being anti-union with nationalism. Bezos truly destroyed an institution.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • New Video: Banks's Brilliant New Political Statue & What It Says about Nationalism & Leadership https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VICsaudBmZY #UpdateExtra #Banksy #PoliticalArt #LondonProtest #ArtAndPolitics #2026ArtMovement

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • Yeah bourgeois consciousness in the masses includes bourgeois nationalism, religious prejudice, antisemitism, and acceptance of bourgeois legality and the role of the party is to combat all of it through propaganda and agitation rather than accommodate it

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • How about actually practicing rule of law rather than revenge and white Christian Nationalism

    Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A more extreme form of patriotism; the idea of a more extreme support for one's country, people or culture.

Communists, socialists, and Islamists are against nationalism.
Origin: , equivalent to. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

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  • Because, it turns out... British nationalism is still a kind of nationalism.

    Bluesky· May 2026
  • The very last place on earth on which 19th and early 20th century nationalism should have been let loose was 19th and early 20th century CEE.

    Bluesky· May 2026
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