As a sense of national identity grew so did the use of national names.

民族认同感如斯滋长，久而久之必然可以称呼为国号。

youdao

However, across the border in Wales, the red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, indicating strength and a sense of national identity.

但是，在威尔士，出现在威尔士国旗上那条红色的龙，确实正面的象征，它代表着力量和民族感。

youdao

Singing has always been a crucial means of maintaining a sense of national identity in a country which for hundreds of years was controlled variously by Germans, Swedes and Russians.

拉脱维亚几百年来一直受到各种外来势力如德国，瑞典和俄罗斯的统治，对于这样一个国家，歌声总是一种维系民族认同感的重要手段。

youdao

Similarly, there is now a recognition that history is best not paved over: that it is part of a sense of patriotism and national identity qualities the government certainly does want to inculcate.

ECONOMIST: Asian nation-building

The isolation of relatively few collaborators and their punishment for treason was part of an urgent campaign to revive a sense of national pride and identity.

ECONOMIST: French writers

There is no strong sense of a national identity or a national vocation calling for military expression.

ECONOMIST: Russia