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Nationalistic   /nˌæʃənəlˈɪstɪk/  /nˌæʃnəlˈɪstɪk/   Listen
Nationalistic

adjective
1.
Fanatically patriotic.  Synonyms: chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalistic.
2.
Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others.  Synonym: nationalist.  "Minor nationalistic differences"





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"Nationalistic" Quotes from Famous Books



... like Liu Yuean, bore the sinified family name Liu; but he altered this to a Hun name, taking the family name of Ho-lien. This one fact alone demonstrates that the Hsia rejected Chinese culture and were nationalistic Hun. Thus there were now two realms in North China, one undergoing progressive sinification, the other falling back to the old ...
— A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] • Wolfram Eberhard


Words linked to "Nationalistic" :   patriotic, national, nationalism, loyal


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