Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
noun
- a person devoted to nationalism.
- (initial capital letter) a member of a political group advocating or fighting for national independence, a strong national government, etc.
adjective
- Also na·tion·al·is·tic. of, relating to, or promoting nationalism: the beginnings of a nationalist movement.
- (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or noting a political group advocating or fighting for national independence, a strong national government, etc.
noun
- a person who is opposed to nationalism
adjective
- opposed to nationalism
“one devoted to his nation,” 1715, from national in a now obsolete sense of “patriotic” (1711) + -ist. Related: Nationalistic; nationalistically.