white nationalism

American  

[hwahyt nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, nash-nuh-liz-uhm, wahyt] / ˈhwaɪt ˈnæʃ ə nlˌɪz əm, ˈnæʃ nəˌlɪz əm, ˈwaɪt /

noun

1. the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, and that in order to preserve their white, European, and Christian cultural identities, they need or deserve a segregated geographical area, preferential treatment, and special legal protections.

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Other Word Forms

• white nationalist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of white nationalism

Coined by Thomas Chalmers Robertson (1907-89), South African ecologist, in his essay “Racism Comes to Power in South Africa: The Threat of White Nationalism” (1948)

Example Sentences

King was removed from his committee assignments after lamenting that white supremacy and white nationalism had become offensive terms.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

By the way, the show is not a think piece about white nationalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

In a 2020 poll, more than one-third of active-duty troops, including more than half of troops of color, said they had witnessed signs of white nationalism or racist ideology within their ranks.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2023

“The definition of white nationalism is not a matter of opinion,” Schumer said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Instagram and Facebook's parent company, Meta, explicitly prohibits "praise, support and representation of white nationalism and white separatism" on both of those platforms.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2023