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ultranationalism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

fanatical patriotism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chauvinism, jingoism, superpatriotism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: patriotism, nationalism

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English nationalism English ultranationalism From ultra- + nationalism.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 極端民族主義 /极端民族主义 (jíduān mínzúzhǔyì) — extreme nationalism
  • French: ultranationalisme — extreme nationalism
  • German: Ultranationalismus — extreme nationalism
  • Greek: υπερεθνικισμός (yperethnikismós) — extreme nationalism
  • Japanese: 超国家主義 (chō-kokkashugi) — extreme nationalism
  • Japanese: ウルトラナショナリズム (urutoranashonarizumu) — extreme nationalism
  • Kazakh: ультраұлтшылдық (ultraūltşyldyq) — extreme nationalism
  • Korean: 국수주의 (guksujuui) — extreme nationalism
  • Northern Kurdish: niştimanperwerîtî — extreme nationalism
  • Northern Kurdish: welatperistîtiya serçil — extreme nationalism
  • Russian: ультранационали́зм (ulʹtranacionalízm) — extreme nationalism
  • Spanish: ultranacionalismo — extreme nationalism
  • Swedish: ultranationalism — extreme nationalism
  • Turkish: aşırı milliyetçilik — extreme nationalism
  • Ukrainian: ультранаціоналі́зм (ulʹtranacionalízm) — extreme nationalism
  • Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa dân tộc cực đoan — extreme nationalism