If you describe someone as nationalistic, you mean they are very proud of their nation. They also often believe that their nation is better than any other nation, and in this case it is often used showing disapproval.
...the nationalistic pride of the Catalan people.
Synonyms: patriotic, xenophobic, flag-waving, chauvinistic More Synonyms of nationalistic
Examples of 'nationalistic' in a sentence
nationalistic
Those concerns have not stemmed the tide of nationalistic sentiment.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Nor has it been helped by the fact that politics has become increasingly nationalistic on both sides of the Atlantic.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The Afghan people are fiercely nationalistic.
The Sun (2010)
The Italians are not a nationalistic people, and one of the few symbols that can unite them is the blue shirt of their football team.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
nationalistic
British English: nationalistic ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as nationalistic, you mean they are very proud of their nation. They also often believe that their nation is better than any other nation, and in this case it is often used showing disapproval.
...the nationalistic pride of the people.
American English: nationalistic
Brazilian Portuguese: nacionalista
Chinese: 极端民族主义的
European Spanish: nacionalista
French: nationaliste
German: nationalistisch
Italian: nazionalistico
Japanese: 国粋主義的な
Korean: 국수주의적인
European Portuguese: nacionalista
Latin American Spanish: nacionalista
(adjective)
The violence had an ominously nationalistic character.