national identity
Shared cultural allegiance
National identity is the sense of belonging to a nation—the shared history, culture, language, values, or territory that binds a people together.
It shapes how citizens see themselves collectively and how they distinguish themselves from other nations: The debate over immigration raised questions of national identity.
National identity can be a source of pride and solidarity or a tool for exclusion.
Supreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- democracyRule by the people
- republicState with elected leaders
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
parliament · government · citizenship · elections · voting · judiciary · legislature · self-determination
Status as state member
- homelandOne's native land
- communityCollective of connected people
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
cohesion · kinship · allegiance · inclusion · affiliation · integration · membership · collectivity
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- crestHighest point or tuft
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
seal · motto · insignia · currency · monument · landmark · banner · standard
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- festivalsOrganized communal celebrations
music · dance · attire · literature · arts · religion · mythology · folklore
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- legacyWhat's passed down
- historyRecord of past events
genealogy · inheritance · artifacts · monuments · archives · museums · antiquity · relics
Faithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- serviceAid or maintenance
- veteranExperienced former soldier
civic duty · love of country · sacrifice · military · defense · honor · duty · patriot
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- independenceFreedom from external control
- democracyRule by the people
- republicState with elected leaders
constitution · parliament · government · citizenship · elections · voting · judiciary · legislature · self-determination · autonomy
citizenship
Status as state member
solidarity · cohesion · kinship · allegiance · inclusion · affiliation · integration · membership · collectivity · bonding
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
coat of arms · seal · motto · insignia · currency · monument · landmark · banner · standard · ensign
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
festivals · music · dance · attire · literature · arts · religion · mythology · folklore · rituals
ancestry
Family line of descent
history · genealogy · inheritance · artifacts · monuments · archives · museums · antiquity · relics · preservation
loyalty
Faithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- serviceAid or maintenance
veteran · civic duty · love of country · sacrifice · military · defense · honor · duty · patriot · conscription
- cultural geographyethnic groups, borders, territories, migration, diaspora
- culturemusic taste, beliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals
- social conceptssociety, community, equality, justice, rights
- social bondsfamily, friendship, buddy, marriage, pal
- human geographycultural landscape, demographics, migration, demography, urbanization
- nationalismpatriotism, America First, folk heroes, patriotic art, anthems
national identityglobal citizenship
Belonging to humanity collectively
cosmopolitanism · globalism · world citizenship · internationalism · personal identity
national identityclass consciousness
Awareness of economic group identity
ethnic identity · religious identity · racial identity · clan identity · class identity
national identitystatelessness
Having no recognized citizenship
rootlessness · anomie · alienation · placelessness · denationalization
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