Antinationalist

/ˌæntinæʃənəlɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who opposes nationalism, or rejects the idea that nations should be independent or that national identity should be a primary loyalty.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + nationalist. This term emerged in the 19th-20th centuries as nationalist movements grew, particularly among internationalists and those opposing nation-state systems.

Kelly Says

Antinationalists range from internationalists who want world government, to indigenous peoples rejecting colonial nation-states, to communists who saw nationalism as dividing the working class—totally different reasons, same label.

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