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INTERNATIONALIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does internationalist mean?
• INTERNATIONALIST (noun)
The noun INTERNATIONALIST has 2 senses:
1. an advocate of internationalism
2. a member of a socialist or communist international
Familiarity information: INTERNATIONALIST used as a noun is rare.
• INTERNATIONALIST (adjective)
The adjective INTERNATIONALIST has 1 sense:
1. influenced by or advocating internationalism
Familiarity information: INTERNATIONALIST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An advocate of internationalism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("internationalist" is a kind of...):
advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
Derivation:
internationalism (the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of a socialist or communist international
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("internationalist" is a kind of...):
socialist (a political advocate of socialism)
Holonyms ("internationalist" is a member of...):
International (any of several international socialist organizations)
• INTERNATIONALIST (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Influenced by or advocating internationalism
Synonyms:
internationalist; internationalistic
Similar:
international (concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations)
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