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Nationalism vs Hypernationalism - What's the difference?

nationalism | hypernationalism |

As nouns the difference between nationalism and hypernationalism

is that nationalism is patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country and culture while hypernationalism is extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.

nationalism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country and culture.
  • Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).
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  • Jingoism; the support of one nation's interests to the exclusion of others; the hatred of other nations.

    • Derived terms

    * micronationalism

    See also

    * nationalist (wikipedia nationalism)

    Anagrams

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    hypernationalism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.
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    • , passage=The most talked-about new book here, “China is Unhappy,” combines hypernationalism with biting criticism of Western mismanagement and of China’s reluctance to grasp its place in history. }}

    Related terms

    * ultranationalism