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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈnæʃ.ə.nə.lɪst/, /ˈnæʃ.nə.lɪst/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[national]] and [[-ist]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from national in a now obsolete sense, patriotic or devoted to one's own country (1711).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One devoted to his nation: 1715.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In theology a nationalist held that whole nations, not single persons, are chosen by God (1836 in Etymonline, 1846 in the OED).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) In 19th-century Britain it often meant one who sought independence for a nation, especially Ireland (1869).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) The adjective nationalistic is from 1866, and Nationalist in party names from 1884.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1715 – a nationalist.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1836 – nationalist (theology).^(Etymonline)

+ * 1866 – nationalistic.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1869 – an Irish nationalist.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1884 – Nationalist parties.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An advocate of [[nationalism]]; a person who strives for the unity, independence or interests of a nation.^(Chambers 2008)^(MWU 2024)

+ # A member of a party seeking national independence or home rule, such as the Irish Nationalists.^(Chambers 2008)^(OED 1989)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, relating to or advocating nationalism.^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nationalistically]]

+ * [[antinationalist]]

+ * [[nationalistic]]

+ * [[pronationalist]]

+ * [[ultranationalist]]

+ * [[black nationalist]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[nationalism]]

+ * [[nation]]

+ * [[national]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}