femonationalist

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adjective

Related to, characteristic of, or espousing femonationalism.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivefemonationalist (comparative more femonationalist, superlative most femonationalist)

comparative more femonationalist · superlative most femonationalist

  1. Related to, characteristic of, or espousing femonationalism.

    In the final analytical section, we offer examples of ways in which feminists have tried to actively contest femonationalist tendencies.

    2018, Maja Sager, Diana Mulinari, “Safety for whom? Exploring femonationalism and care-racism in Sweden”, in Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 68, May-June 2018
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    The femonationalist territorialisation of Muslim men as sexual offenders may be exemplified with the Sweden Democrats, who in that op-ed in Wall Street Journal argued that Sweden's high rape figures are due to an 'open-door immigration' of particularly men from Muslim countries […]

    2020, Lucas Gottzén, Kalle Berggren, “The rape capital or the most gender-equal country in the world?: Masculinity, hybridity and young men's intimate partner violence in Sweden”, in Lucas Gottzén, Margunn Bjørnholt, Floretta Boonzaier, editors, Men, Masculinities and Intimate Partner Violence, unnumbered page

    Femonationalist discourse is increasingly utilized by both Hindu and Buddhist nationalist representatives to figuratively rescue women from what they deem are the oppressive structures of Islam.

    2021 September, Andrew Malji, “Gendered Islamophobia: The nature of Hindu and Buddhist nationalism in India and Sri Lanka”, in Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, volume 21, number 2

Origin

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femonationalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femonationalist

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“femonationalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femonationalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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