nationalistic

adjective

na·​tion·​al·​is·​tic ˌna-sh(ə-)nə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce nationalistic (audio)
1
: of, favoring, or characterized by nationalism
nationalistic election speeches
2
nationalistically adverb

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 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 The American Embassy’s Weibo comments section once served as an online punching bag for nationalistic Chinese who blamed the United States for their country’s problems. Li Yuan, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of nationalistic was in 1855

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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalistic. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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