Nationalist

//ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An advocate of nationalism.

    "You are either a globalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both."

  2. 2
    A member of the South African National Party during the 20th century. South-Africa
  3. 3
    an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government wordnet
  4. 4
    one who loves and defends his or her country wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to nationalism.

    "The anti-German riots which erupted simultaneously in many countries in response to the torpedoing of the Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 reflected shifts in the status of minorities in multi-ethnic societies at a time of escalating nationalist emotions."

Adjective
  1. 1
    devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others wordnet

Example

More examples

"On the political level the response was the nationalist and fundamentalist revolt of the Maccabees."

Etymology

From national + -ist.

Related phrases

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