ultranationalism

[ uhl-truh-nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. extreme devotion to or advocacy of the interests of a nation, especially regardless of the effect on any other nations.

ultranationalism

/ ˌʌltrəˈnæʃnəˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. extreme devotion to one's own nation

Derived Forms

• ˌultraˈnational, adjective
• ˌultraˌnationalˈistic, adjective
• ˌultraˈnationalist, adjectivenoun

Other Words From

• ultra·nation·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ultranationalism¹

ultra- + nationalism

Example Sentences

Mr. Montefiore fully expects Potemkin’s remains to make their way to Russia, where they could feature in “a chillingly crass and television spectacular of ultranationalism.”

From New York Times

Literature, therefore, must fight against the convenient and collective amnesia that is imposed from above and shaped by ultranationalism.

From New York Times

What remained of independent news media, politics and culture — voices that had survived other crackdowns by Mr. Putin — all but evaporated, replaced by a militant ultranationalism piped through state television.

From New York Times

Such spectacularized violence cannot be abstracted from those political and economic forces driving hyper-capitalism, ultranationalism and the politics of racial sorting, spiraling poverty and soaring inequality.

From Salon

Such groups embrace ideals of white racial purity, ultranationalism, “Western civilization” or male dominance.

From Los Angeles Times