Word family noun nation national multinational nationalism nationalist nationality nationalization nationhood international internationalism internationalist internationalization adjective national international multinational nationalist nationalistic nationalized internationalist verb nationalize internationalize adverb nationally internationally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnationalisticna‧tion‧al‧is‧tic /ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective SANPPsomeone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries → patriotic They were encouraging nationalistic sentiment among the students.Examples from the Corpus
nationalistic• After renaming the city itself, they pinned nationalistic and revolutionary labels on its streets and buildings.• Assimilation worked, especially for a nationalistic capitalist who could write hit songs.• Will the state promote sport as a safe, numbing kind of nationalistic cocoon for healthy, obedient citizens?• As nationalistic feelings grew, life became increasingly difficult for immigrants.• It must surely increase tensions and expectations and put too great an emphasis on nationalistic feelings.• Many degenerated into sensational tabloids or nationalistic journals.• An intensely nationalistic native of Lorraine, he saw in overseas conquests the compensation for his lost birthplace.• I am not trying to make a nationalistic point here.• The senator's strong nationalistic views are frightening to many liberals.• I don't mean that in a nationalistic way. 