ethnonational
- adjective
- /ˌɛθnoʊˈnæʃənl/
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- In the Balkans, religious and ethnonational identities are tightly intertwined and analogous.
- ethnonational identity
- ethnonational aspirations
- ethnonational state
Examples
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Paul Mojzes acknowledges that the war in the former Yugoslavia is primarily "ethnonational," not religious.
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However, the core issues are ethnonational identity and allegiance (O'Duffy 1995).
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There is a significant ambiguity in the relationship between the state and the various ethnonational groups that are incorporated into it.
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All of these ethnonational groups refer to a "Golden Age" when their nation was the epitome of cultural achievement.
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Rich and poor states and rich and poor nations have been rather indiscriminately susceptible to the ethnonational virus.
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And a subconscious belief in the group's separate origin and evolution is an essential ingredient of ethnonational psychology.
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Thus, when the South Slavs were brought into a common state in 1918, the stage for ethnonational conflict had been set by a thousand years of history.
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It is true, of course, that ethnonational identity is never as natural or ineluctable as nationalists claim.
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In short, ethnonationalism has played a more profound and lasting role in modern history than is commonly understood, and the processes that led to the dominance of the ethnonational state and the separation of ethnic groups in Europe are likely to reoccur elsewhere.
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The rise of ethnonational movements has reshaped political landscapes around the world, as groups seek recognition of their distinct identities.
Synonyms
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Supporting people born in a country rather than immigrants
Supporting ideas that a nation or group should be kept pure, often excluding others
Believing that traits or ideas are native and present from birth while resisting outside influence
Cares only about the interests of one group, not about society as a whole
Antonyms
How Exclusionary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ethnonational comes from ethno- meaning 'people' or a particular ethnic group, as in ethnic, and national meaning 'relating to the nation' or country. So ethnonational describes ideas or policies that make a nation about one ethnic group.