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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.


adjective

  1. relating to or characteristic of ethnonationalism.

Other Word Forms

  • ethnonationalistic adjective

Example Sentences

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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 • Jun. 15, 2025

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 • Apr. 10, 2024

He added: “The merest spark can easily unleash all these bottled up, ethnonationalist passions that have become the defining feature of Ethiopian politics, especially as it goes through this very delicate transition.”

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2020

This series follows a group of five friends in 1990s Northern Ireland at the height of the ethnonationalist conflict known as The Troubles.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2019