na·tion·al·ist
ˈna-sh(ə-)nə-list 
plural nationalists
1
: an advocate of or believer in nationalism
2
: a member of a political party or group advocating national independence or strong national government
compare black nationalist, white nationalist
1
: of, relating to, or advocating nationalism
2
: of, relating to, or being a political group advocating or associated with nationalism
Synonyms
Examples of nationalist in a Sentence
Noun
a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena
Adjective
The country's Nationalist Party won the election.
most of the articles on the website are nationalist propaganda and not objective by any means
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Darko Bandic, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Demography is a special sore point for Russia’s blood-and-soil nationalists, not to mention the military brass and many ordinary people.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The far-right Homeland Movement is a relatively new political party made up largely of radical nationalists who had left the more center-right HDZ.
—Darko Bandic, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Demography is a special sore point for Russia’s blood-and-soil nationalists, not to mention the military brass and many ordinary people.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Nationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalist. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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