archnationalist

English

Etymology

arch- +‎ nationalist

Adjective

archnationalist (comparative more archnationalist, superlative most archnationalist)

  1. Extremely nationalist.
    • 2009 March 12, Judy Dempsey, Alison Smale, “President of Poland Is Sanguine on Economy”, in New York Times‎:
      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.

Noun

archnationalist (plural archnationalists)

  1. An extreme nationalist.
    • 2014 March 17, Dan Bilefsky, “Ultranationalist-Turned-Liberal Is Expected to Lead Serbia”, in New York Times‎:
      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.
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