|nashən ə l|istik, -shnəˌli-, |naash-, |naish-, -tēk adjective
1. : of, favoring, or having the characteristics of nationalism
the highly nationalistic tone of the election speeches — Listener
the nationalistic demand that America rise to meet her destiny — R.A.McConnell
2. : of, relating to, or favoring a nation : national 1
examined from a world rather than a strictly nationalistic standpoint — W.A.Noyes b.1898
minor nationalistic differences — A.E.Wier
• na·tion·al·is·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb