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nationalistic — ationalistic adj. 1. Fanatically patriotic; chauvinistic. Syn: chauvinistic, flag waving(prenominal), jingoistic, superpatriotic. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nationalistic — na|tion|al|is|tic [ˌnæʃənəˈlıstık] adj someone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries →↑patriotic ▪ They were encouraging nationalistic sentiment among the students … Dictionary of contemporary English
nationalistic — [[t]næ̱ʃənəlɪ̱stɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as nationalistic, you mean they are very proud of their nation. They also often believe that their nation is better than any other nation, and in this case it is often used showing… … English dictionary
nationalistic — adjective Date: 1866 1. of, favoring, or characterized by nationalism < nationalistic election speeches > 2. national 1 • nationalistically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
nationalistic — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ fiercely, intensely, strongly … Collocations dictionary
nationalistic — na|tion|al|is|tic [ ,næʃən lıstık ] adjective extremely proud of your own nation and believing that it is better than other nations: nationalistic fervor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nationalistic — adjective someone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries, and often has no respect for people from other countries nationalistically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nationalistic — UK [ˌnæʃ(ə)nəˈlɪstɪk] / US adjective extremely proud of your own nation and believing that it is better than other nations nationalistic fervour … English dictionary
nationalistic — nationalism ► NOUN 1) patriotic feeling, often to an excessive degree. 2) advocacy of political independence for a particular country. DERIVATIVES nationalist noun & adjective nationalistic adjective … English terms dictionary
nationalistic — adjective 1. fanatically patriotic (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑chauvinistic, ↑flag waving, ↑jingoistic, ↑ultranationalistic, ↑superpatriotic • Similar to: ↑patriotic, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nationalistic — See nationalist. * * * … Universalium
