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nationalistic
Representing a political attitude that places one's own nation above others and is often associated with excessive national pride. The term is often used critically or disparagingly.
Seine nationalistischen Reden führten zu politischen Spannungen mit den Nachbarländern.
His nationalistic speeches led to political tensions with neighboring countries.
The word is derived from 'Nation' (nation). The ending '-istisch' (-istic) often denotes an ideology or a way of thinking, here one that glorifies one's own nation.
Er vertritt eine nationalistische Ideologie.
He represents a nationalistic ideology.
This adjective almost always has a negative or critical meaning. It describes an exaggerated and often intolerant national pride.
Die Partei wurde für ihre nationalistische Propaganda stark kritisiert.
The party was heavily criticized for its nationalistic propaganda.
'Nationalistisch' (nationalistic) is often used to describe abstract concepts, such as 'nationalistische Tendenzen' (nationalistic tendencies), 'nationalistische Rhetorik' (nationalistic rhetoric), or a 'nationalistische Gesinnung' (nationalistic mindset).
In seiner Rede waren klar nationalistische Tendenzen zu erkennen.
Clearly nationalistic tendencies could be recognized in his speech.
right
'rechts' (right-wing) and 'nationalistisch' (nationalistic) can both come up in political discussions. 'rechts' generally refers to a position in the conservative or nationalistic political spectrum. 'nationalistisch' is more specific and usually more critical: it means an attitude in which one's own nation is placed above others. Learners may confuse the words because nationalistic positions are often described as right-wing. But 'rechts' is the broader term; 'nationalistisch' describes only one particular, stronger attitude.
Sarah findet die Rede problematisch, weil sie sehr nationalistisch klingt.
Sarah finds the speech problematic because it sounds very nationalistic.
In der Diskussion nennt er die neue Gruppe politisch rechts.
In the discussion, he calls the new group politically right-wing.