nationist

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adjective

A language used for the day-to-day functioning of government – official forms, intra-government communication.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjectivenationist (comparative more nationist, superlative most nationist)

comparative more nationist · superlative most nationist

  1. human sciencesA language used for the day-to-day functioning of government – official forms, intra-government communication.
  2. misspellingMisspelling of nationalist.

Origin

From nation + -ist, from nationism, Joshua Fishman, 1968.

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APA

nationist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationist

MLA

“nationist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nationist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nationist.

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