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Definition of patriotism - 2 dictionary results

pa⋅tri⋅ot⋅ism

  [pey-tree-uh-tiz-uhm or, especially Brit., pa-]
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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   (pā'trē-ə-tĭz'əm)   
n.  Love of and devotion to one's country.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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