Welsh nationalismn.
/ˌwɛlʃ ˈnaʃn̩əlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌwɛlʃ ˈnaʃn̩l̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌwɛlʃ ˈnaʃənl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌwɛlʃ ˈnaʃ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌwɛlʃ ˈnæʃ(ə)nəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Advocacy of or support for the interests of Wales, often by seeking greater political autonomy and the promotion of Welsh culture; spec. the political programme or ideals of the Welsh Nationalist Party (Welsh Nationalist Party at Welsh nationalist n. and adj. Compounds).
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1872 N. Wales Chron. 8 June 3/5 If these gentlemen will be wise, they will..seek an abler and more natural exponent of Welsh nationalism..to represent them in Parliament.
1897 Manch. Guardian 27 Aug. 6/1 Acquiring the Welsh language with difficulty in later years, he struggled successfully before Welsh nationalism existed as a political force to secure for the Welsh democracy the use of their native languages in their local county courts.
1911 J. V. Morgan Stud. in Nationality 236 His paper stood for Welsh Nationalism in its most aggressive form. Though he dissented from Mr. Gladstone's Home Rule Bill, he favoured the application of the principle of autonomy to Wales.
1968 Times 31 Dec. ii. p. i Welsh nationalism did have a chance to deliver a sharp new warning to Labour. In the Caerphilly by-election in July, Plaid Cymru ran strongly into second place with more than 29 per cent of the poll.
1982 J. Breuilly Nationalism & State xiv. 283 Gaelic has played no role in modern Scottish nationalism, unlike the Welsh language in Welsh nationalism.
2003 Wales on Sunday (Nexis) 3 Aug. (Features section) 2 Plaid Cymru..needs to ask what Welsh nationalism is for. Welsh nationalism is about building a Welsh nation.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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