patriotic

patriot (ˈpeɪtrɪət, ˈpæt-)

—n
	a person who vigorously supports his country and its way of life

[C16: via French from Late Latin patriōta, from Greek patriotēs, from patris native land; related to Greek patēr father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland]

patriotic

—*adj*

patri'otically

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

patriotic

1757, from patriot.

Example sentences

For example, this is one of our many weeks devoted to patriotic piety.

One gram of patriotic pressure is often worth a tonne of well-meaning foreign

meddling.

The citizen soldier is not only guided by his self-interest, but also of a

patriotic sense of duty.

They were told to take out cheap loans and plant as much wheat as possible as a

patriotic act.

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"... most Southerners of my parents' era were raised to feel that it wasn't respectable to be rich. We felt that all patriotic Southerners had lost everything in defense of the South, and sufficient time hadn't elapsed for respectable rebuilding of financial security in a war- impoverished region."

-Sarah Patton Boyle