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islandist

islandist adjective: pertaining to or characteristic of islandism.

Adjective

islandist (comparative more islandist, superlative most islandist)

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of islandism.
    • Islandist assumptions remained dominant as late as 1911, when the third Home Rule Bill was drawn up.1986, R. J. Vincent, Foreign Policy and Human Rights: Issues and Responses, page 121
    • Plus, Johnson said, in a blatant appeal to islandist sympathies: “It's not like I'm a weekender.”2013, Pam Belluck, Island Practice

Noun

islandist (plural islandists)

  1. An islander, especially one with islandist attitudes.
    • We find that the French islandists have in some instances grossly ill used Americans.1795 April 16, Gazette of the U.S
    • […] themselves islandists.1981, Earl Gooding, The West Indies at the Crossroads, page 91

Forms of islandist

Adjective
comparativemore islandist
superlativemost islandist
Noun
pluralislandists

Origin of islandist

From island + -ist.

Questions about islandist

What does islandist mean?
Islandist means pertaining to or characteristic of islandism.
What part of speech is islandist?
Islandist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near islandist in the dictionary

  1. islandicin
  2. islanding
  3. islandish
  4. islandism
  5. islandisms
  6. islandist
  7. islandists
  8. islandless
  9. islandlike
  10. islandly
  11. islandman

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