patriotic

patriotic
[[t]pæ̱triɒ̱tɪk, pe͟ɪt-[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED
Someone who is patriotic loves their country and feels very loyal towards it.

Woosnam is fiercely patriotic...

The crowd sang `Land of Hope and Glory' and other patriotic songs.

Ant:
unpatriotic

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  • patriotic — PATRIÓTIC, Ă, patriotici, ce, adj. Pătruns de patriotism, plin de dragoste şi de devotament faţă de patrie şi de popor; care exprimă, care demonstrează patriotism. [pr.: tri o ] – Din fr. patriotique, it. patriotico. Trimis de valeriu, 03.02.2004 …   Dicționar Român

  • Patriotic — Pa tri*ot ic, a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. ? belonging to a fellow countryman.] Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one s country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one s country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • patriotic — index faithful (loyal), loyal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • patriotic — (adj.) 1757, from PATRIOT (Cf. patriot) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • patriotic — adjective Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of ones country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of ones country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance. But if patriotic sentiment is wanted …   Wiktionary

  • patriotic — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ feel ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • patriotic — pat|ri|ot|ic [ˌpætriˈɔtık, ˌpeı US ˌpeıtriˈa:tık] adj having or expressing a great love of your country →↑nationalistic ▪ patriotic songs ▪ I m not very patriotic. >patriotism [ˈpætriətızəm, ˈpeı US ˈpeı ] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • patriotic — adjective having or expressing a great love of your country: good patriotic Americans | patriotic songs patriotism noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • patriotic — patriotically, adv. /pay tree ot ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pa /, adj. 1. of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot. 2. expressing or inspired by patriotism: a patriotic ode. [1645 55; < LL patrioticus < Gk patriotikós. See PATRIOT, IC] *… …   Universalium

  • patriotic — pa|tri|ot|ic [ ,peıtri atık ] adjective feeling a lot of love, respect, and duty toward your country: a patriotic young Russian …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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