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archnationalist

archnationalist adjective: extremely nationalist.

Adjective

archnationalist (comparative more archnationalist, superlative most archnationalist)

  1. Extremely nationalist.
    • Mr. Kaczynski, a conservative, attracted strong criticism inside and outside Poland for strong anti-Russian tones and archnationalist policies when he shared power with his identical twin brother, Jaroslaw, who was prime minister from 2005 to 2007.2009 December 3, Judy Dempsey, Alison Smale, “President of Poland Is Sanguine on Economy”, in New York Times

Noun

archnationalist (plural archnationalists)

  1. An extreme nationalist.
    • Even in a region where former archnationalists and guerrilla fighters have sought to recast themselves, Mr. Vucic’s transformation from staunch Milosevic ally to ardent proponent of the West is viewed as remarkable.2014 March 17, Dan Bilefsky, “Ultranationalist-Turned-Liberal Is Expected to Lead Serbia”, in New York Times

Forms of archnationalist

Adjective
comparativemore archnationalist
superlativemost archnationalist
Noun
pluralarchnationalists

Origin of archnationalist

From arch- + nationalist.

Questions about archnationalist

What does archnationalist mean?
Archnationalist means extremely nationalist.
What part of speech is archnationalist?
Archnationalist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near archnationalist in the dictionary

  1. archmolds
  2. archmould
  3. archmoulds
  4. archmurderer
  5. archmurderers
  6. archnationalist
  7. archnationalists
  8. archnemeses
  9. archnemesis
  10. archness
  11. archnesses

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