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ナショナリスト (nashonarisuto) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ナショナリスト

also: ナショナルスト

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Meanings

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A person who strongly identifies with their nation and often advocates for its interests, sometimes with a connotation of extreme patriotism.

彼かれは熱ねっ心しんなナショナリストで、自じ国こくの文ぶん化かを誇ほこ

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He is an ardent nationalist and takes pride in his country's culture.

その政せい治じ家かはナショナリスト的てきな政せい策さくを掲かかげて選せん挙きょに勝かった。

The politician won the election by advocating nationalist policies.

Related words

愛あい国こく者しゃ
愛国者 is a native Japanese word for 'patriot', often with a more positive, less political connotation than ナショナリスト, which can imply a stronger ideological stance.
国こっ家か主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
国家主義者 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term for 'nationalist', often used in political or academic contexts, whereas ナショナリスト is a common loanword.

Written forms

ナショナリストUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'nationalist'.
ナショナルスト
Less common variant; may be encountered in older texts or as a non-standard adaptation.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'nationalist', adapted into Japanese katakana. The variant ナショナルスト reflects an older or alternative transcription of the English word.