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patriotic

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pa·tri·ot·ic  (ptr-tk)
adj.
Feeling, expressing, or inspired by love for one's country.
patri·oti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.patriotic - inspired by love for your country
loyal
loyal - steadfast in allegiance or duty; "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"
disloyal, unpatriotic - showing lack of love for your country
patriotic
adjective nationalistic, loyal, flag-waving (informal) chauvinistic, jingoistic
Translations
patriotic [pætrɪˈɔtɪk] adj → patriótico
patriotic [pætrɪˈɔtɪk] adj → patriotique; [person] → patriote
patriotic [pætrɪˈɔtɪk] patriot adj → patriotisch
patriotic [pætrɪˈɔtɪk] adj → patriottico/a


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"No," said the patriotic Miller, "I will employ no one who deserts his position in the hour of danger.
Fables by Aesop View in context
MEETING a fat and patriotic Statesman on his way to Washington to beseech the President for an office, an idle Tramp accosted him and begged twenty-five cents with which to buy a suit of clothes.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
My sister pined for her Spanish home all these years of exile; she was always talking of Spain to the child, and tending and nourishing the love of Spain in the little thing's heart as a precious flower; and she died happy in the knowledge that the fruitage of her patriotic labors was as rich as even she could desire.
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