US /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/
adj noun Freq #22941

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who strongly supports their own nation, often above others.

    The party's supporters were mostly nationalists who opposed the union.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to nationalism or strong loyalty to one's nation.

    The speech stirred up strong nationalist feelings in the crowd.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · relating to nationalism or... nationalistic
Opposites
antinationalglobalist
Word family
Forms nationalists

Etymology

From national + -ist.

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