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pa·tri·ot·ism

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–noun

devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.

[Origin: 1720–30; patriot + -ism

]

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pa·tri·ot·ism Audio Help (pā'trē-ə-tĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n. Love of and devotion to one's country.

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patriotism
noun
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"

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ˈpatriotism [ˈpӕ-, (especially American) ˈpei-] noun

(the showing of) great love for one's country

Arabic:	وَطَنِيَّه، حُب الوَطَن
Chinese (Simplified):	爱国主义
Chinese (Traditional):	愛國主義
Czech:	vlastenectví
Danish:	patriotisme
Dutch:	vaderlandsliefde
Estonian:	isamaa-armastus
Finnish:	isänmaanrakkaus
French:	patriotisme
German:	der Patriotismus
Greek:	πατριωτισμός
Hungarian:	hazaszeretet
Icelandic:	þjóðrækni, föðurlandsást
Indonesian:	patriotisme
Italian:	patriottismo

Japanese:	愛国心
Korean:	애국심
Latvian:	patriotisms, dzimtenes mīlestība
Lithuanian:	patriotizmas
Norwegian:	patriotisme
Polish:	patriotyzm
Portuguese (Brazil):	patriotismo
Portuguese (Portugal):	patriotismo
Romanian:	patriotism
Russian:	патриотизм
Slovak:	vlastenectvo
Slovenian:	rodoljubnost
Spanish:	patriotismo
Swedish:	patriotism
Turkish:	vatanseverlik

See also: patriot, patriotic

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Patriotism

Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.] Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which inspires one to serve one's country. --Berkley.

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