nationalistic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk/ UK /ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
marked by strong, often excessive devotion to one's nation

The rally was charged with fervent nationalistic rhetoric.

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Synonyms

1 adj · marked by strong, often... patriotic chauvinisticjingoisticnativistxenophobic

Opposites

internationalistglobalistcosmopolitan

Word family

Derived forms nationalistically

Related forms nation national nationalism nationalist

Etymology

From nationalist (from national, from Latin natio, 'nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus -ic.

natio Latin nasci Latin

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# nationalistic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk
**IPA (UK):** ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk

## Meanings
1. marked by strong, often excessive devotion to one's nation

## Examples
- The rally was charged with fervent nationalistic rhetoric.

## Synonyms
- patriotic
- chauvinistic
- jingoistic
- nativist
- xenophobic

## Antonyms
- internationalist
- globalist
- cosmopolitan

## Derived Forms
- nationalistically

## Related Forms
- nation
- national
- nationalism
- nationalist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: natio
- Root: nasci

## Etymology
From nationalist (from national, from Latin natio, 'nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus -ic.

## AI Etymology
Nationalistic comes from nationalist (from national, from Latin natio, 'nation', from nasci, 'to be born') plus -ic. The etymological trail includes Latin natio, Latin nasci. The same word family includes nationalistically, nation, national, nationalism, nationalist. Its current adjective use means "marked by strong, often excessive devotion to one's nation".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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