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[nash-uh-nl-ist, nash-nuh-list] / ˈnæʃ ə nl ɪst, ˈnæʃ nə lɪst /


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As a Catholic, Abbott has also managed to keep a discrete distance from the evangelicals who are the backbone of the Christian nationalist movement.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

The current dispute between China and Taiwan dates to a civil war between the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, who retreated to the island in 1949 after being defeated by Mao Zedong's communist fighters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

One showed a trail of lights linking the holy Muslim sites of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem accompanied by a nationalist, 19th-century Arabic poem by Egyptian poet Mahmoud Sami al-Baroudi:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Many Catholics see its marches as sectarian and object to them passing through, or close to, Catholic or nationalist areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He was a staunch nationalist and a skillful organizer who was able to balance divergent views and come forward with a suitable compromise.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Decades of conflict between predominantly Catholic nationalists seeking Irish unity and largely Protestant unionists who wanted to remain in the United Kingdom culminated in the Troubles, which killed more than 3,500 people.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Two years later, his father was killed fighting for Tito's partisans against Nazi-backed Croat nationalists.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Many Indian nationalists dream of India’s emerging as a third technological pole to rival the U.S. and China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

The ongoing fallout for the nationalists has not helped the party's brand.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Black nationalists such as Stokely Carmichael worked to purge longtime white activists from CORE’s leadership.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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