adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   A language used for the day-to-day functioning of government – official forms, intra-government communication.
2. 2
   Misspelling of nationalist. alt-of, misspelling

Etymology

From nation + -ist, from nationism, Joshua Fishman, 1968.

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