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adj. - Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular country, including promoting the interests of one country over those of others; Fanatically patriotic.

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Usage examples (36)
  • Viennese mobs erupted in nationalistic fervor, expressed by beating up Jews and destroying their property.
  • He will be increasingly nationalistic, which is to be expected.
  • I suspect they actually think the Chinese are fiercely nationalistic, which is true.
  • Then in 1996 the Pats changed their logo to something best described as a nationalistic fish swimming upstream.
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