economic nationalism

noun

Economic policies that favour the home nation, sometimes at the expense of other nations.

Meanings

nouneconomic nationalism (usually uncountable, plural economic nationalisms)

plural economic nationalisms

  1. uncountableusuallyEconomic policies that favour the home nation, sometimes at the expense of other nations.

    The risk of that V-shaped recession being drawn out into a U, or even the dreaded L – a blow from which we barely recover, bumping along the bottom for years – grows if world leaders retreat into economic nationalism.

    2020 April 9, Gaby Hinsliff, “We used to moan about normal life, now our fear is we'll never get it back”, in The Guardian

Translations

Greek οικονομικός εθνικισμός
  • οικονομικός εθνικισμός (oikonomikós ethnikismós)economic policies
Ukrainian економі́чний націоналі́зм
  • економі́чний націоналі́зм (ekonomíčnyj nacionalízm)economic policies
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APA

economic nationalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20nationalism

MLA

“economic nationalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20nationalism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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