ultranationalist

[uhl-truh-nash-uh-nl-ist]

noun

1. an advocate of ultranationalism.

adjective

1. Also ultranationalistic. of or relating to ultranationalism or ultranationalists.

Other Word Forms

• ultranationalistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ultranationalist¹

First recorded in 1925–30; ultra- + nationalist

Example Sentences

Hours earlier, Smotrich - an ultranationalist leader and settler who has control over planning in the West Bank - told a news conference in Jerusalem that "the time has come" for annexation.

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Smotrich, an ultranationalist leader and settler who oversees the Civil Administration, said: "The Palestinian state is being erased from the table, not with slogans but with actions."

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But many here believe that Netanyahu is prolonging the conflict to guarantee the survival of his coalition, which relies on the support of ultranationalist ministers who have threatened to quit the government if there is any deal with Hamas.

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The video - which shows Israelis singing a common anti-Arab chant often sung by ultranationalist Jews - has been widely condemned in Israel, with President Isaac Herzog calling it "appalling and disgraceful".

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Some of his language echoes positions frequently taken by ultranationalist groups in Israel.

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Related Words

• superpatriot