country pride

Love of homeland

Country pride is a feeling of satisfaction and loyalty toward one's nation, its culture, history, or achievements.

The phrase often appears in contexts celebrating national identity: There was a surge of country pride during the Olympics.

It can also refer specifically to rural identity—pride in small-town or agricultural life as distinct from urban culture: The festival was a celebration of country pride, with tractor pulls and bluegrass music.

patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
nationalismDevotion to one's country
flagCloth symbol or signal
anthemOfficial song of praise
heartlandCentral region of significance

heartland values · small town · homeland · rural · dirt road · heritage · farmland · amber waves · loyalty · tradition · rodeo · pickup · barn · boots · front porch · smalltown · roots · honor

Opposites

geographic/cultural identity

country pridecosmopolitanism

Belief in shared humanity

globalism · world citizenship · internationalism · global citizenship · rootlessness

emotional valence toward nation

country prideself-loathing

Intense disgust toward oneself

anti-patriotism · collective guilt

cultural aesthetic (rural vs. urban)

country pridecity pride

Affection for one's municipality

urbanism · hipster culture

Family

country, pride, countries, countrified, countryside, countrymen, countryman, countrywoman, countrywomen

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G