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as in patriotic
having or showing love and support for one's country
a nationalistic display of the country's flag at all civic events
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as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
a nationalistic economic policy that raises up enormous barriers against the importation of goods from other countries
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Recent Examples of nationalistic
Much of their war of words actually has appeared intended to mollify nationalistic critics on their own sides.
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Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Iran is a deeply nationalistic society, even if the people despise the Islamist regime.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
In particular the veneration of nationalistic, expansionist and militaristic periods of history.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Americans were suspicious about the loyalties–both religious and nationalistic–of their new neighbors with their strange language and accents.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Iran is a deeply nationalistic society, even if the people despise the Islamist regime.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
In particular the veneration of nationalistic, expansionist and militaristic periods of history.
—Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Americans were suspicious about the loyalties–both religious and nationalistic–of their new neighbors with their strange language and accents.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalistic
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The Valley’s population tends to be patriotic and religious, with relatively lower rates of educational attainment.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
7 July 2025
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Which brings us back to the founders who were dedicated to the purpose of patriotic civics education in this country.—
Linda McMahon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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In the European Council, just four of 27 members (Hungary, Slovakia, Italy, and the Czech Republic) are led by nationalist governments.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
11 July 2025
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The Iranian nationalist movement of the early 1950s was united in wanting to take Iran’s oil wealth from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, whose biggest shareholder was the British state.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
9 July 2025
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“Nationalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nationalistic. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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