nationalistic — ationalistic adj. 1. Fanatically patriotic; chauvinistic. Syn: chauvinistic, flag waving(prenominal), jingoistic, superpatriotic. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nationalistic — na|tion|al|is|tic [ˌnæʃənəˈlıstık] adj someone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries →↑patriotic ▪ They were encouraging nationalistic sentiment among the students … Dictionary of contemporary English
nationalistic — adjective Date: 1866 1. of, favoring, or characterized by nationalism < nationalistic election speeches > 2. national 1 • nationalistically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
nationalistic — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ fiercely, intensely, strongly … Collocations dictionary
nationalistic — na|tion|al|is|tic [ ,næʃən lıstık ] adjective extremely proud of your own nation and believing that it is better than other nations: nationalistic fervor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nationalistic — adjective someone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries, and often has no respect for people from other countries nationalistically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nationalistic — UK [ˌnæʃ(ə)nəˈlɪstɪk] / US adjective extremely proud of your own nation and believing that it is better than other nations nationalistic fervour … English dictionary
nationalistic — nationalism ► NOUN 1) patriotic feeling, often to an excessive degree. 2) advocacy of political independence for a particular country. DERIVATIVES nationalist noun & adjective nationalistic adjective … English terms dictionary
nationalistic — adjective 1. fanatically patriotic (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑chauvinistic, ↑flag waving, ↑jingoistic, ↑ultranationalistic, ↑superpatriotic • Similar to: ↑patriotic, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nationalistic — See nationalist. * * * … Universalium