ethnonationalist

American  

[eth-noh-na-shuh-nuhl-ist] / ˌɛθ noʊˈnæ ʃə nəl ɪst /

noun

plural

ethnonationalists

1. a person who believes in or promotes ethnonationalism.

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adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of ethnonationalism.

Other Word Forms

• ethnonationalistic adjective

Example Sentences

Despite pronatalism’s associations with ethnonationalist rhetoric and strange people in bonnets, the falling global birth rate is a real concern; the declining supply of young people threatens our long-term economic and social future.

From Slate

The Croatian Democratic Union, known as HDZ, first emerged in 1989 as an ethnonationalist champion of Croat primacy, but later evolved into a more conventional, pro-European, right-wing party.

From New York Times

As far-right and ethnonationalist movements gain power and publicity across the world, such inter-group activism is increasingly urgent.

From Slate

“Trump boosted not just right-wing politics in Europe but drove a new alignment of ethnonationalist governments that tend to support Israel,” said Hugh Lovatt, a policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

From New York Times

The attacks and plots on U.S. soil are bucketed as far right, far left, religious or “ethnonationalist,” which supports nationalist goals that often include dividing society along ethnic lines.

From Washington Post