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nationalist

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/
  • /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪst/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to nationalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An advocate of nationalism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You are either a globalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nationalist aspirations
  • minor nationalistic differences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nationalistic

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent

Narrower terms: nationalist leader

6

noun

Meaning 6

one who loves and defends his or her country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: patriot

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: national, subject

Narrower terms: chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer, Garibaldi, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Gonne, Maud Gonne, Kosciusko, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Kosciuszko, Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kosciuszko, Mazzini, Giuseppe Mazzini

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nationalist From national + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

126 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَوْمِيّ (qawmiyy) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Arabic: قَوْمِيَّة (qawmiyya) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Armenian: ազգայնական (azgaynakan) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Azerbaijani: millətçilik — of or relating to nationalism
  • Bashkir: милләтсел (millətsel) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Belarusian: нацыяналісты́чны (nacyjanalistýčny) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Bulgarian: националисти́чески (nacionalistíčeski) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Catalan: nacionalista — of or relating to nationalism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民族主義 /民族主义 (mínzúzhǔyì) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Crimean Tatar: milletçilik — of or relating to nationalism
  • Czech: nacionalistický — of or relating to nationalism
  • Czech: národovecký — of or relating to nationalism
  • Danish: nationalistisk — of or relating to nationalism
  • Dutch: nationalistisch — of or relating to nationalism
  • Estonian: natsionalistlik — of or relating to nationalism
  • Finnish: kansallismielinen — of or relating to nationalism
  • Finnish: nationalistinen — of or relating to nationalism
  • French: nationaliste — of or relating to nationalism
  • Gagauz: naționalist — of or relating to nationalism
  • Galician: nacionalista — of or relating to nationalism
  • Georgian: ნაციონალისტური (nacionalisṭuri) — of or relating to nationalism
  • German: nationalistisch — of or relating to nationalism
  • Greek: εθνικιστικός (ethnikistikós) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Hebrew: לאומני (leumini) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Hindi: राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Hungarian: nacionalista — of or relating to nationalism
  • Irish: náisiúnach — of or relating to nationalism
  • Italian: nazionalista — of or relating to nationalism
  • Japanese: 民族主義の (minzokushugi no) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Korean: 국민주의 (gungminjuui) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Central Kurdish: نەتەوەیی (neteweyî) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Latvian: nacionālistisks — of or relating to nationalism
  • Lithuanian: nacionalistinis — of or relating to nationalism
  • Lithuanian: nacionalistinė — of or relating to nationalism
  • Malay: faham kebangsaan — of or relating to nationalism
  • Malay: nasionalisme — of or relating to nationalism
  • Malay: nasionalis — of or relating to nationalism
  • Malay: nasionalistik — of or relating to nationalism
  • Marathi: राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Norman: nâtionnaliste — of or relating to nationalism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nasjonalistisk — of or relating to nationalism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nasjonalistisk — of or relating to nationalism
  • Persian: مِلّیگَرایی (melli-garâyi) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Polish: nacjonalistyczny — of or relating to nationalism
  • Portuguese: nacionalista — of or relating to nationalism
  • Romanian: naționalist — of or relating to nationalism
  • Romanian: националист (naționalist) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Russian: националисти́ческий (nacionalistíčeskij) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Scottish Gaelic: nàiseantach — of or relating to nationalism
  • Serbo-Croatian: националѝстичкӣ — of or relating to nationalism
  • Serbo-Croatian: nacionalìstičkī — of or relating to nationalism
  • Slovak: nacionalistický — of or relating to nationalism
  • Spanish: nacionalista — of or relating to nationalism
  • Swedish: nationalistisk — of or relating to nationalism
  • Turkish: milliyetçilik — of or relating to nationalism
  • Ukrainian: націоналісти́чний (nacionalistýčnyj) — of or relating to nationalism
  • Arabic: قَوْمِيّ (qawmiyy) — advocate of nationalism
  • Arabic: قَوْمِيَّة (qawmiyya) — advocate of nationalism
  • Armenian: ազգայնական (azgaynakan) — advocate of nationalism
  • Asturian: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Azerbaijani: millətçi — advocate of nationalism
  • Bashkir: милләтсе (millətse) — advocate of nationalism
  • Belarusian: нацыяналі́ст (nacyjanalíst) — advocate of nationalism
  • Belarusian: нацыяналі́стка (nacyjanalístka) — advocate of nationalism
  • Bulgarian: национали́ст (nacionalíst) — advocate of nationalism
  • Bulgarian: национали́стка (nacionalístka) — advocate of nationalism
  • Catalan: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 民族主義者 /民族主义者 (mínzúzhǔyìzhě) — advocate of nationalism
  • Crimean Tatar: milletçi — advocate of nationalism
  • Czech: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Danish: nationalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Dutch: nationalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Esperanto: naciisto — advocate of nationalism
  • Estonian: natsionalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Estonian: rahvuslane — advocate of nationalism
  • Finnish: nationalisti — advocate of nationalism
  • French: nationaliste — advocate of nationalism
  • Gagauz: naționalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Georgian: ნაციონალისტი (nacionalisṭi) — advocate of nationalism
  • German: Nationalist — advocate of nationalism
  • German: Nationalistin — advocate of nationalism
  • Greek: εθνικιστής (ethnikistís) — advocate of nationalism
  • Greek: εθνικίστρια (ethnikístria) — advocate of nationalism
  • Hebrew: לאומני \ לְאֻמָּנִי (leumini) — advocate of nationalism
  • Hindi: राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī) — advocate of nationalism
  • Hungarian: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Irish: náisiúnaí — advocate of nationalism
  • Italian: nazionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Japanese: 民族主義者 (minzokushugisha) — advocate of nationalism
  • Kazakh: ұлтшыл (ūltşyl) — advocate of nationalism
  • Korean: 민족주의자((民族主義者) (minjokjuuija() — advocate of nationalism
  • Kyrgyz: улутчул (ulutcul) — advocate of nationalism
  • Latvian: nacionālists — advocate of nationalism
  • Latvian: nacionāliste — advocate of nationalism
  • Lithuanian: nacionalistas — advocate of nationalism
  • Lithuanian: nacionalistė — advocate of nationalism
  • Malay: nasionalis — advocate of nationalism
  • Marathi: राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī) — advocate of nationalism
  • Norman: nâtionnaliste — advocate of nationalism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nasjonalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nasjonalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Persian: مِلّیگَرا (melli-garâ) — advocate of nationalism
  • Polish: nacjonalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Polish: nacjonalistka — advocate of nationalism
  • Portuguese: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Romanian: naționalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Romanian: naționalistă — advocate of nationalism
  • Russian: национали́ст (nacionalíst) — advocate of nationalism
  • Russian: национали́стка (nacionalístka) — advocate of nationalism
  • Scottish Gaelic: nàiseantach — advocate of nationalism
  • Serbo-Croatian: национа̀лист — advocate of nationalism
  • Serbo-Croatian: националиста — advocate of nationalism
  • Serbo-Croatian: nacionàlist — advocate of nationalism
  • Serbo-Croatian: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Slovak: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Slovene: nacionalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Spanish: nacionalista — advocate of nationalism
  • Swedish: nationalist — advocate of nationalism
  • Thai: ผู้รักชาติ (pûu-rák-châat) — advocate of nationalism
  • Turkish: milliyetçi — advocate of nationalism
  • Turkmen: milletçi — advocate of nationalism
  • Ukrainian: націоналі́ст (nacionalíst) — advocate of nationalism
  • Ukrainian: націоналі́стка (nacionalístka) — advocate of nationalism
  • Uyghur: مىللەتچى (milletchi) — advocate of nationalism
  • Uzbek: millatchi — advocate of nationalism
  • Welsh: cenedlaetholwr — advocate of nationalism
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