ultranationalism

noun

Extreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounultranationalism (countable and uncountable, plural ultranationalisms)

plural ultranationalisms

  1. countableuncountableExtreme nationalism, the belief in the superiority of one's nation and of the paramount importance of advancing it.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfanatical patriotism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Englishnationalism
  6. Englishultranationalism

From ultra- + nationalism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 極端民族主義 /极端民族主义
  • 極端民族主義 /极端民族主义 (jíduān mínzúzhǔyì)extreme nationalism
French ultranationalisme
  • ultranationalismeextreme nationalism
German Ultranationalismus
  • Ultranationalismusextreme nationalism
Greek υπερεθνικισμός
  • υπερεθνικισμός (yperethnikismós)extreme nationalism
Japanese 超国家主義, ウルトラナショナリズム
  • 超国家主義 (chō-kokkashugi)extreme nationalism
  • ウルトラナショナリズム (urutoranashonarizumu)extreme nationalism
Korean 국수주의
  • 국수주의 (guksujuui)extreme nationalism
Russian ультранационали́зм
  • ультранационали́зм (ulʹtranacionalízm)extreme nationalism
Spanish ultranacionalismo
  • ultranacionalismoextreme nationalism
Swedish ultranationalism
  • ultranationalismextreme nationalism
Turkish aşırı milliyetçilik
  • aşırı milliyetçilikextreme nationalism
Ukrainian ультранаціоналі́зм
  • ультранаціоналі́зм (ulʹtranacionalízm)extreme nationalism
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa dân tộc cực đoan
  • chủ nghĩa dân tộc cực đoanextreme nationalism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultranationalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultranationalism.

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