Nationalist means connected with the desire of a group of people within a country for political independence.
The crisis has set off a wave of nationalist feelings in Quebec.
A nationalist is someone with nationalist views.
...demands by nationalists for an independent state.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Nationalist means connected with a person's great love for their nation. It is often associated with the belief that their nation is better than any other nation, and in this case is often used showing disapproval.
Political life has been infected by growing nationalist sentiment.
A nationalist is someone with nationalist views.
...the small band of nationalists who reject imported American culture and Western-stylepolitics.
More Synonyms of nationalist
nationalist in American English
(ˈnæʃənəlɪst)
noun
1.
a person who believes in or advocates nationalism
adjective
2.
of nationalism or nationalists
: also ˌnationalˈistic
Derived forms
nationalistically (ˌnationalˈistically)
adverb
Examples of 'nationalist' in a sentence
nationalist
The trouble is that this is a recipe for instability and the rise of nationalist sentiment.
The Sun (2012)
Nationalist sentiment also entails reluctance to acknowledge obvious facts.
Frank Welsh THE FOUR NATIONS: A History of the United Kingdom (2002)
Small leftist parties and regional nationalist groups opposed the bill.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
China is a deeply nationalist country.
Christianity Today (2000)
Her candidacy is seen as a sign of the growing acceptability of nationalist sentiments that would have been anathema a decade ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Concerns over nationalist groups remain across Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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In other languages
nationalist
British English: nationalist /ˈnæʃənəlɪst/ NOUN
A nationalist is someone who desires for the group of people to which they belong to gain political independence.
...demands by the nationalists for an independent state.
American English: nationalist
Arabic: مُنَاصِرٌ لِلْقَوْمِيَةِ
Brazilian Portuguese: nacionalista
Chinese: 民族主义者
Croatian: nacionalist
Czech: nacionalista
Danish: nationalist
Dutch: nationalist
European Spanish: nacionalista
Finnish: nationalisti
French: nationaliste
German: Nationalist
Greek: εθνικιστής
Italian: nazionalista
Japanese: 国家主義者
Korean: 국수주의자
Norwegian: nasjonalist
Polish: nacjonalista
European Portuguese: nacionalista
Romanian: naționalist
Russian: националист
Latin American Spanish: nacionalista
Swedish: nationalist
Thai: คนรักชาติ
Turkish: ulusalcı
Ukrainian: націоналіст
Vietnamese: người theo chủ nghĩa dân tộc
British English: nationalist ADJECTIVE
Nationalist means connected with the desire of a group of people within a country for political independence.
The crisis has set off a wave of nationalist feelings.
American English: nationalist
Brazilian Portuguese: nacionalista
Chinese: 民族独立主义的
European Spanish: nacionalista
French: nationaliste
German: nationalistisch
Italian: nazionalista
Japanese: 民族主義の
Korean: 민족주의의
European Portuguese: nacionalista
Latin American Spanish: nacionalista
Chinese translation of 'nationalist'
nationalist
(ˈnæʃnəlɪst)
adj
民族主义(義)的 (mínzú zhǔyì de)
n(c)
民族主义(義)者 (mínzú zhǔyì zhě) (名, míng)
(noun)
Plaid Cymru snatched victory for the nationalists in traditionally Labour constituencies.