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Nationalist — Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies Definition

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GCSE Citizenship Studies · key term

Nationalist

Definition

In Northern Ireland, a person who supports a united Ireland rather than Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom.

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Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies · 1CS0

Paper 1, Paper 2

Nationalists favour a united Ireland. Irish reunification would mean Northern Ireland joining with the Republic of Ireland, not becoming a separate independent Northern Irish state.
Revise: Devolved Governments

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