Nationalistic

adj

adj ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or advocating nationalism.

    "Nationalistic attachment to the coloured races is usually mixed up with the belief that their sex lives are superior, and there is a large underground mythology about the sexual prowess of Negroes."

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
  2. 2
    fanatically patriotic wordnet

Synonyms

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chauvinisticcivicflag-wavingjingoisticnationalnationalist

Example

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"He was excited by nationalistic sentiment."

Etymology

From nationalist + -ic.

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