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Vocabulary list (Interdisciplinary unit)

Nation - an individual country considered together with its social and political structures


Ethnic - relating to a particular race of people
ethnicity is the state or fact of belonging to a particular ethnic group.
Nationalism - the desire for political independence of people who feel they are historically or
culturally a separate group within a country.
National identity - A sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive
traditions, culture, and language.
Personal identity - generally the essential character of an individual.

Chauvinism - Exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.. .

citizenship - The position or status of being a citizen of a particular country


Folk - Relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation.
Tolerant - willing to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different
from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
Multicultural - including people who have many different customs and beliefs
Characteristic - a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something
Community - the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as
a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality
Diversity - the fact that there are many different ideas or opinions about something
Traditional - following or belonging to the customs or ways of behaving that
have continued in a group of people or society for a long time without changing
Stereotype - a set idea that people have about what someone or something is
like, especially an idea that is wrong

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