National and Nationalistic

National

National adjective - Limited to or in the interests of a particular nation.
Usage example: national interests

Nationalistic and national are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nationalistic" instead an adjective "National".

Nationalistic

Nationalistic adjective - Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others.
Usage example: minor nationalistic differences

National and nationalistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "National" instead an adjective "Nationalistic".

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