anti-nationalists
|an-ti-na-tion-al-ists|
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/ˌæn.tiˈnæʃ.ə.nəl.ɪsts/
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/ˌæn.tiˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l.ɪsts/
(anti-nationalist)
against nationalism
Etymology
'anti-nationalist' originates from the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek 'anti-' meaning 'against') combined with 'nationalist' (derived from 'nation' + suffix '-ist'). 'Nation' ultimately comes from Latin 'natio' meaning 'birth, people.'
'nationalist' developed from 'nation' (Old French 'nacion' < Latin 'natio'), with the suffix '-ist' forming an adherent or supporter; adding the prefix 'anti-' produced 'anti-nationalist' in modern English to denote opposition to nationalism.
Initially, 'nation' referred to birth or a group of people; over time 'nation' and related terms came to denote the political concept of a nation and nationalism. 'Anti-nationalist' thus evolved to mean someone opposed to that political ideology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural form of 'anti-nationalist': people who oppose nationalism or nationalist policies and movements.
Anti-nationalists argue that exclusionary national policies harm minority groups and international cooperation.
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