Nationalist Meaning
/ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to nationalism.
nounAn advocate of nationalism.
Sentence Examples
On the political level the response was the nationalist and fundamentalist revolt of the Maccabees.
The Nationalist movements in both countries have been exacerbating the problem.
Nationalist parties united to oppose the government's plans.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ gave a passionate speech about freeing his country from foreign control.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The political leader's ____ rhetoric was designed to appeal to people's sense of pride in their country and their several shared cultural traditions.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nationalist From national + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The anti-German riots which erupted simultaneously in many countries in response to the torpedoing of the Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 reflected shifts in the status of minorities in multi-ethnic societies at a time of escalating nationalist emotions."
— 2013 November 26, Tilman Dedering, “‘Avenge the Lusitania’: The Anti-German Riots in South Africa in 1915”, in Immigrants & Minorities, volume 31, number 3, →DOI, pages 256–288:
"Nationalism has been on the rise worldwide, as evidenced by the success of nationalist political parties in Europe."
— 2018 October 23, Doug Criss, “The definition of a nationalist”, in CNN:
"The dilemma arose from what nationalists perceived as an intolerable disjuncture between the broad geographical extent of Serbdom—the imagined community of Serbs—and the Serbian state as a territorial homeland."
— 2011, Gerard Toal, Carl T Dahlman, Bosnia Remade, page 53:
"It also would cut deeply into the trans-Atlantic alliance at the worst possible time by giving anti-American, anti-capitalist nationalists and protectionists in Europe a platform to thrive. Anti-American sentiment will grow, and Europe risks a retreat to protectionism. Those of us who make the case for the trans-Atlantic alliance will have a much harder job."
— 2019 February 21, Guy Verhofstadt, “A Trump trade war with Europe would hurt the trans-Atlantic relationship”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ gave a passionate speech about freeing his country from foreign control.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The political leader's ____ rhetoric was designed to appeal to people's sense of pride in their country and their several shared cultural traditions.