nationalistic
na‧tion‧al‧is‧tic /ˌnæʃənəˈlɪstɪk◂/ BrE AmE adjective
[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]
someone who is nationalistic believes that their country is better than other countries ⇨ patriotic:
They were encouraging nationalistic sentiment among the students.
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