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Nor·di·cism | \ ˈnȯ(r)dəˌsizəm \
plural -s
Definition of Nordicism
1 : the belief in or the doctrine of the superiority of the hypothetical Nordic racial type and its cultural capacities — compare aryanism
2 : qualities or traits regarded as distinctive of the hypothetical Nordic race
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