nationalistic

adjective

ˌna-sh(ə-)nə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce nationalistic (audio)
Definition of nationalisticnext
1
as in patriotic
having or showing love and support for one's country a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events

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as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries

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Recent Examples of nationalistic The right-wing movements that emerged around the world in the mid-twentieth century were both highly nationalistic and willing to work across borders. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026 The Ridges were as much victims as Ross and the Cherokee that moved were, both were ramshackled by white nationalistic policies and indifference from the government. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Nostalgia, or nationalistic pride, or giving kids names of planets to remember aren;t sufficient reasons to revoke the original IAU decision. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The Falklands remain a nationalistic symbol within Argentina. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nationalistic
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  1. patriotic
  2. nationalist
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  • Sellers have cut prices, closed stores, branched into other patriotic merchandise or turned to Trump’s rallies for sales.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Onscreen, this ethnic conflict allowed Ken-san and other kimonoed gangsters to be presented as pure, sincere, patriotic heroes fighting for traditional Japanese values against savage aliens as well as local, gun-toting yakuza.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • The industrialist Vincent Bolloré has assembled a vast media empire that includes CNews, a Fox News-style channel that has become an important platform for the nationalist right.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Modi’s government remains electorally strong, and anger over voter lists may not necessarily translate into support for the opposition, which has used the issue to criticize his Hindu nationalist government.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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