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Patriotism

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pa⋅tri⋅ot⋅ism

  [pey-tree-uh-tiz-uhm or, especially Brit., pa-]
–noun
devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
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Origin:
1720–30; patriot + -ism
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pa·tri·ot·ism   (pā'trē-ə-tĭz'əm)   
n.  Love of and devotion to one's country.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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