Nationalist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  nationalist \na"tion*al*ist\, n.
     1. One who advocates national unity and independence; -- as,
        for example, one of a party favoring Irish independence
        before 1918.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  


     2. One who advocates nationalism, in any sense.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nationalist
       adj : devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation
             including promoting the interests of one country over
             those of others; "nationalist aspirations"; "minor
             nationalistic differences" [syn: {nationalistic}]
       n 1: one who loves and defends his or her country [syn: {patriot}]
       2: an advocate of national independence of or a strong national
          government