Nationalist

/ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to nationalism..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to nationalism.
2. An advocate of nationalism.

Example Sentences

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.

Nationalism has been on the rise worldwide, as evidenced by the success of nationalist political parties in Europe.

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

The dilemma arose from what nationalists perceived as an intolerable disjuncture between the broad geographical extent of Serbdom—the imagined community of Serbs—and the Serbian state as a territorial homeland.

It also would cut deeply into the trans-Atlantic alliance at the worst possible time by giving anti-American, anti-capitalist nationalists and protectionists in Europe a platform to thrive. Anti-American sentiment will grow, and Europe risks a retreat to protectionism. Those of us who make the case for the trans-Atlantic alliance will have a much harder job.

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• more nationalist
• most nationalist
• nationalists

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