1
as in patriotic
having or showing love and support for one's country
a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events
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as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries
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Recent Examples of nationalistic
Chastened by the nationalistic fervor that accompanied the victory over Austria, the Diet capitulated.
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Each depicts womanhood as representative of nationalistic ideals: America for an antebellum audience not yet open to slavery’s end; Lady Interbellum for a contemporary audience in another hostile moment.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead it was held in the sterile surrounds of Dubai due to strict policy from the nationalistic Indian government that does not allow its sports teams to travel to Pakistan.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Indeed, there’s an undoubtedly nationalistic aspect to Timestamp, fostered by scenes of students singing patriotic hymns or saluting the dead during moments of silence, as well as in the lessons teachers give them about Ukrainians bravely resisting Russian invaders.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Each depicts womanhood as representative of nationalistic ideals: America for an antebellum audience not yet open to slavery’s end; Lady Interbellum for a contemporary audience in another hostile moment.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Instead it was held in the sterile surrounds of Dubai due to strict policy from the nationalistic Indian government that does not allow its sports teams to travel to Pakistan.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Indeed, there’s an undoubtedly nationalistic aspect to Timestamp, fostered by scenes of students singing patriotic hymns or saluting the dead during moments of silence, as well as in the lessons teachers give them about Ukrainians bravely resisting Russian invaders.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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