• Hypernationalism

    Origin

    - + hyper + nationalism

    Full definition of hypernationalism

    Noun

    hypernationalism

    (usually uncountable; plural hypernationalisms)
    1. Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.
      • April 2, 2009, Michael Wines, An Unsure China Steps Onto the Global Stage, 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.

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