[Ads-l] Antedating of "Nationalist"

[Shapiro, Fred]

nationalist (OED, 4., 1849)

1775 _Public Advertiser_ (London) 23 Mar. 2/2 (Newspapers.com)  In the Opposition there are indisputably worthy Characters, true Nationlists, superior to the Narrowness of Party Views, or sordid Consideration of Interest.

Fred Shapiro

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