nationalistic
adjective
na·tion·al·is·tic
ˌna-sh(ə-)nə-ˈli-stik 
1
: of, favoring, or characterized by nationalism
nationalistic election speeches
2
Examples of nationalistic in a Sentence
the political party's nationalistic ideology
a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events
Recent Examples on the Web
But both can expect more—and more tenacious—challenges as the international order becomes contested and as India’s foreign policy is increasingly wrapped up in nationalistic domestic politics.
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Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital where flag-waving staff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to teach him nationalistic songs.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Nongfu Spring is getting a lesson in that now, as the brand is being targeted by nationalistic social media users in China, accusing the bottled water company of being pro-Japan.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 12 Mar. 2024
What Trump has done, however, since losing the election in 2020, is to become more overtly Christian nationalistic.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Sasaki Nobutsuna, a scholar of Japanese classics with strong ties to the imperial court, was a supporter of the empire’s nationalistic ideology.
—Małgorzata (gosia) K. Citko-Duplantis, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
In the much louder backlash, nationalistic Indians urged a boycott of the islands.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The shift has burned investors like Temasek Holdings Pte and Warburg Pincus, whose interest helped up-and-coming mainland brands shoot to fame via slick marketing appealing to a growingly nationalistic middle class.
—Subrat Patnaik, Bloomberg.com, 22 Feb. 2024
The furor surrounding Messi is the latest example of how backlash against brands or celebrities can quickly snowball in China’s highly nationalistic social media sphere – in some cases with the potential for significant business ramifications in the country’s major consumer market.
—Shawn Deng, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital where flag-waving staff praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and tried to teach him nationalistic songs.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Nongfu Spring is getting a lesson in that now, as the brand is being targeted by nationalistic social media users in China, accusing the bottled water company of being pro-Japan.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 12 Mar. 2024
What Trump has done, however, since losing the election in 2020, is to become more overtly Christian nationalistic.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
Sasaki Nobutsuna, a scholar of Japanese classics with strong ties to the imperial court, was a supporter of the empire’s nationalistic ideology.
—Małgorzata (gosia) K. Citko-Duplantis, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
In the much louder backlash, nationalistic Indians urged a boycott of the islands.
—Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
The shift has burned investors like Temasek Holdings Pte and Warburg Pincus, whose interest helped up-and-coming mainland brands shoot to fame via slick marketing appealing to a growingly nationalistic middle class.
—Subrat Patnaik, Bloomberg.com, 22 Feb. 2024
The furor surrounding Messi is the latest example of how backlash against brands or celebrities can quickly snowball in China’s highly nationalistic social media sphere – in some cases with the potential for significant business ramifications in the country’s major consumer market.
—Shawn Deng, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalistic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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