ipernazionalista

hyper-nationalist

adjective ee-per-nah-tsyoh-nah-LEE-stah Rare

Also means

ultra-nationalist

Usage Note

Ipernazionalista combines the Greek prefix iper- (hyper-, over-) with nazionalista (nationalist) to describe an extreme form of nationalism. Like all -ista adjectives, it is invariable in gender. It appears in political journalism and academic discourse to describe movements more extreme than standard nationalism.

Examples

"Il partito ipernazionalista ottenne pochi voti."

Natural Translation

The hyper-nationalist party got few votes.

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