nationalist

comparative more nationalist · superlative most nationalist

1. Of or relating to nationalism.

   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

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   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 28, 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

plural nationalists

1. An advocate of nationalism.

   You are either an internationalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both.

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   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

plural Nationalists

1. South AfricaA member of the South African National Party during the 20th century.