ethnonationalism

[ eth-noh-nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, -nash nuh-liz- ]

/ ˌɛθ noʊˈnæʃ ə nlˌɪz əm, -ˈnæʃ nəˌlɪz- /

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noun

the belief, theory, or doctrine that shared ancestry is the principal element of a cohesive national identity, and that a government should protect and promote the culture, language, and religion of one group, considered the primary or prestigious people of a nation, over other cultures, languages, or religions that may share that space in a multicultural society.

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Also called eth·nic na·tion·al·ism [eth-nik nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, nash nuh-liz-] /ˈɛθ nɪk ˈnæʃ ə nlˌɪz əm, ˈnæʃ nəˌlɪz-/ .

Origin of ethnonationalism

First recorded in 1955–60; ethno- + nationalism

OTHER WORDS FROM ethnonationalism

eth·no·na·tion·al·ist, noun

Words nearby ethnonationalism

ethnolinguistics, ethnology, ethnomedicine, ethnomethodology, ethnomusicology, ethnonationalism, ethnonym, ethnonymics, ethnopharmacology, ethnos, ethnoscience