ultranationalism
noun
ul·tra·na·tion·al·ism
ˌəl-trə-ˈnash-nə-ˌli-zəm 
-ˈna-shə-nə-ˌli-zəm
: radical loyalty and devotion to a nation : extreme nationalism
supporters of ultranationalism
ultranationalist
ˌəl-trə-ˈnash-nə-list
noun
-ˈna-shə-nə-list
plural ultranationalists
a rally attended by hundreds of ultranationalists
ultranationalist
adjective
or less commonly ultranationalistic
ˌəl-trə-ˌnash-nə-ˈli-stik
-ˌna-shə-nə-ˈli-stik
ultranationalist groups/views
an ultranationalistic movement
Examples of ultranationalism in a Sentence
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But battlefield setbacks in Ukraine have allowed various forms of ultranationalism to flourish.
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Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
Any meaningful answer to these questions has to take into account how a half-century of lawless behavior that went largely unpunished propelled a radical form of ultranationalism to the center of Israeli politics.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
At least in the bubble of far-right social media, those baseless claims will continue to be aired and may give life to Trump’s next act out of office as a driver of resentful ultranationalism among the Republican base.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2020
But the process of editing these few words was long and complicated, offering lessons on the pitfalls and continued promise of decentralized knowledge in the era of disinformation, with some possible insights about Polish ultranationalism.
—Asaf Shalev, sun-sentinel.com, 8 June 2021
What remained of independent news media, politics and culture — voices that had survived other crackdowns by Mr. Putin — all but evaporated, replaced by a militant ultranationalism piped through state television.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022
The attacks and harassment are emblematic of the rising tide of ultranationalism sweeping through social media in China, which has silenced many of the country's more liberal and moderate voices online.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 30 July 2021
Other ludicrous ideologies include ultranationalism, and hypercapitalism, because your character isn’t sane enough to possess a normal political opinion.
—Laurence Russell, Wired, 7 June 2021
When Segre began sharing her story, the European Union was widely seen as a bulwark against the resurgence of ultranationalism.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2021
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Jade McGlynn, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2023
Any meaningful answer to these questions has to take into account how a half-century of lawless behavior that went largely unpunished propelled a radical form of ultranationalism to the center of Israeli politics.
—Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
At least in the bubble of far-right social media, those baseless claims will continue to be aired and may give life to Trump’s next act out of office as a driver of resentful ultranationalism among the Republican base.
—Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2020
But the process of editing these few words was long and complicated, offering lessons on the pitfalls and continued promise of decentralized knowledge in the era of disinformation, with some possible insights about Polish ultranationalism.
—Asaf Shalev, sun-sentinel.com, 8 June 2021
What remained of independent news media, politics and culture — voices that had survived other crackdowns by Mr. Putin — all but evaporated, replaced by a militant ultranationalism piped through state television.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2022
The attacks and harassment are emblematic of the rising tide of ultranationalism sweeping through social media in China, which has silenced many of the country's more liberal and moderate voices online.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 30 July 2021
Other ludicrous ideologies include ultranationalism, and hypercapitalism, because your character isn’t sane enough to possess a normal political opinion.
—Laurence Russell, Wired, 7 June 2021
When Segre began sharing her story, the European Union was widely seen as a bulwark against the resurgence of ultranationalism.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2021
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