ultranationalist en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- English national Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nationalist English ultranationalist From ultra- + nationalist.
Meanings
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Pertaining to or supporting ultranationalism; exceedingly nationalistic.
“Vox is an ultra-nationalist party – I think that’s the best definition,” says González. “Within Vox, you have sectors that came from the fascist Falange party and ultra-Catholic sectors that are pro-life and absolutely against abortion and gay marriage.”
2023 June 11, Sam Jones, “From ‘cranks’ to contenders: how Spain’s far-right Vox party is rising toward power”, in The Observer, →ISSN:The ultranationalist Young Turks could not accept the loss of Ottoman territory without a fight.
2015, Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans, Penguin, published 2016, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most ultranationalist | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| ultra-nationalist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more ultranationalist | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |