nationalist
noun
a person devoted to nationalism.
nationalists
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pluralof nationalist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Decades of conflict between predominantly Catholic nationalists seeking Irish unity and largely Protestant unionists who wanted to remain in the United Kingdom culminated in the Troubles, which killed more than 3,500 people.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Two years later, his father was killed fighting for Tito's partisans against Nazi-backed Croat nationalists.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Shanghai was more than a challenge to communism, it was a puzzle for Chinese nationalists because its unique strength—its economic power—was born directly from China’s weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
To be sure, across the British Empire, the hunger strike emerged as a shared language of democratic, anti-colonial resistance - embraced by suffragettes in Britain and nationalists in Ireland and India.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The group consisted mainly of ex-Communists turned extreme African nationalists.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
