ultranationalist
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9.3
- noun
- /ˌʌltrəˈnæʃənəlɪst/
- Literature
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ultranacionalista
- During the rally, the ultranationalist speaker emphasized the importance of prioritizing the nation over all else.
- other ultranationalists
Examples
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Karadzic and other ultranationalists are also more committed than Milosevic to maintaining the essential unity of the Serb nation.
Academic text (1996) -
This explanation acknowledges that religious fears and symbols have been manipulated and abused by cynical ultranationalists for their own ends, but downplays the role of religious differences or religious nationalism in fomenting conflict.
Academic text (1996) -
Ultranationalists tend to support each other and give each other moral support, but that doesn't mean that they support the 'other' cause.
Blog text (8) -
In doing so, they have unwittingly reinforced, or at least undermined, their ability to counter the ultranationalists' project of religious and national chauvinism.
Academic text (1996) -
Erdogan's Cyprus policy also pitted him against ultranationalists and other powerful constituencies at home.
Academic text (2004) -
He firmly rejects the demagoguery of the communist left and ultranationalists.
Academic text (1998) -
But it has also exacerbated tensions with army hardliners and other ultranationalists who are reluctant to relinquish prestige, privilege, and power.
Academic text (2004) -
"Being Irish might be compatible with writing serious Irish history," he said; "but to be 'a Fenian or an Orangeman' -- that is, an ultranationalist -- 'is not so compatible, any more than being a Zionist is compatible with writing a genuinely serious history of the Jews, unless the historian leaves his or her convictions behind when entering the library or the study.'
Blog text (18) -
When, as will inevitably happen after a deal, armed gangs seek to disrupt the peace, much in the way that Irish ultranationalists continued to fight the British long after Ireland achieved independence, the Palestinian public will have to condemn the violence and support crackdowns by Palestinian authorities.
Academic text (2009) -
During his trip to India in March 1995, Russia's ultranationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky suggested that Pakistan and Bangladesh were "artificial" nations, and that New Delhi should feel free to dissolve the boundaries that divided British India along Hindu-Muslim lines in 1947.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
186
6.9
A person with very strong political or religious views who supports radical action
62
6.1
A person who strongly supports their country and its interests
57
5.1
A person with very strong enthusiasm for a cause who ignores reason
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9.3
A person who strongly supports their country and wants it to attack other countries
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9.9
A person who strongly supports their country and wants to use force against other countries
A person who strongly supports their country above all others and refuses to work with other countries
A person who strongly supports their country and wants war with other countries
A person who shows strong support for their country often in aggressive ways
A person who loves their country too much and ignores other views
Antonyms
How Nationalistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
ultranationalist = ultranationalist (transparent) = ultra + nation + al + ist
The noun use is a regular conversion of the adjective with no spelling change.
Etymology
Ultranationalist combines ultra- 'beyond' or 'extreme' and nation 'country'. So, an ultranationalist is a person whose love of their country is extreme and who may reject or exclude other countries or groups.