nationalist
part of speech
noun (a nationalist, nationalists); adjective (nationalist)
meaning for a pupil
1) noun: A person who strongly believes their nation should rule itself, or who thinks their own country is more important than others. tree →
2) adjective: To do with such beliefs or groups: a nationalist party. tree →
3) (Ireland, Northern Ireland) A person who wants Northern Ireland to join the rest of Ireland. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and politics lessons, nationalists led independence movements (for example, ending empires) but nationalism has also been used to stir up hatred of other nations, as in wars of the 20th century. In news about Scotland, Wales, Catalonia or Northern Ireland, «nationalist» names parties that want self-rule. Phrases: «a nationalist party», «nationalist movement», «Irish nationalists», «Scottish nationalists».
examples
- The nationalists wanted their country to be free from the empire. tree →
- The Scottish National Party is a nationalist party. tree →
- In Northern Ireland, nationalists hope for a united Ireland. tree →
- Some nationalist leaders started wars against their neighbours. tree →
- The history book explained how nationalist feelings grew in Europe. tree →
- Loving your country is patriotism; thinking other countries are worse can be extreme nationalism. tree →
- For the more romantic tales I have depended on the Gaelic, and, as I know about as much of Gaelic as an Irish Nationalist M. tree →
note
Noun and adjective. Related: «nation», «nationalism». Usage trap: the word can be neutral (wanting self-rule) or negative (thinking your nation is better than others); look at the context. Do not confuse with «national» (belonging to a nation: national anthem) or «nationality» (the country you belong to).
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «nationalist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.