different between nationalism vs communism

English

Etymology

From French nationalisme. Surface etymology is national +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?næ??n?l?z?m/

Noun

nationalism (countable and uncountable, plural nationalisms)

1. Patriotism; the idea of supporting one's country, people or culture.
2. Support for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

3. (Britain, Ireland) Support for the union of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Hypernyms

• sectionalism; any geopolitical group pursuing its own interest

Hyponyms

• jingoism; aggressive warlike nationalism
• ethnonationalism; nationalism on the basis of ethnicity
• ultranationalism

Antonyms

• internationalism
• antinationalism

Translations

Derived terms

• metanationalism
• micronationalism

See also

• nationalist
• isolationist

Anagrams

• antimonials, laminations

English

Alternative forms

• Communism

Etymology

A calque of the German word Kommunismus (from Marx and Engels's Manifesto of the Communist Party, published in 1848), in turn a calque of the French word communisme, which was formed from commun (“common”) (from Latin comm?nis) and the suffix -isme (“-ism”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?m.ju?n?zm?/

Noun

communism (countable and uncountable, plural communisms)

1. Any political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

   Synonym: (dated, rare) aspheterism
2. Any political social system that implements a communist political philosophy.
3. The international socialist society where classes, money, and the state no longer exist.

Usage notes

• See also the definitions of Communism.

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Further reading

• "communism" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 73.