nationalistic
- adjective
- /ˌnæʃəˈnəlɪstɪk/
- The politician's speech was filled with nationalistic fervor, emphasizing the importance of putting their nation first.
- nationalistic policies
- nationalistic impulse
- nationalistic movement
Somewhat rather naive and very nationalistic in crude fashion.
- Somewhat rather naive and very nationalistic in crude fashion.
- And I learned from him this very almost nationalistic idea about how important it was to have nuclear weapons.
- The way that identity can be either liberating, as with LGBT rights, civil rights, or feminism, or it can be nationalistic and xenophobic.
- It's roughly the size of Texas, but he's got a heavy nationalistic military interest on expansion.
Examples
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For this reason, it often arouses nationalistic sentiments and infuses issues with emotion.
Academic text (1991) -
The results in table 9 indicate that elites are far more nationalistic than the mass public.
Academic text (1999) -
There were no more love songs, only nationalistic songs.
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There are even American investors who are nationalistic in their own way.
Academic text (1993) -
The opportunity increased as the nation became more and more nationalistic with the progress of the war in Europe.
Academic text (1991) -
Politicians on the right and the left continue to use nationalistic appeals to rally public opinion in their favor.
Academic text (1999) -
When the lid was lifted from the communist melting pot, nationalistic feelings rose high.
Academic text (1991) -
Domestic opposition on this issue is widespread, extremely vocal, and galvanizes nationalistic currents in the social and political environment.
Academic text (1999) -
The figures for telenovelas show a more nationalistic pattern: 59 percent are Mexican and 41 percent are foreign.
Academic text (1992) -
The Republicans took on a more nationalistic, more assertive foreign policy, more inclined towards expansionism.
Synonyms
Feeling strong love and support for your country
Showing strong support for one's country and its interests
Having an unfair belief that your own group is better than others
Showing extreme pride in a country and wanting to fight other countries
Showing too much pride in one's country
Very strong pride in one's country and dislike of people from other countries
Showing very strong love for their country and rejecting criticism
Antonyms
How Nationalistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nationalistic comes from the word nation ('a people or country') and the ending -istic, which shows a strong belief or feeling. So, nationalistic describes someone who feels very loyal to their country and may prefer it over others.