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patriot

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pa·tri·ot  (ptr-t, -t)
n.
One who loves, supports, and defends one's country.

[French patriote, from Old French, compatriot, from Late Latin patrita, from Greek patrits, from patrios, of one's fathers, from patr, patr-, father; see pter- in Indo-European roots.]

patriot [ˈpeɪtrɪət ˈpæt-]
n
a person who vigorously supports his country and its way of life
[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  [ˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk] adj
patriotically  adv

Patriot [ˈpeɪtrɪət]
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.patriotpatriot - one who loves and defends his or her country
national, subject - a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
flag-waver, hundred-percenter, jingo, jingoist, patrioteer, chauvinist - an extreme bellicose nationalist

patriot
noun nationalist, loyalist, chauvinist, flag-waver (informal), lover of your country a passionate patriot steeped in Scottish history
Quotations
"No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach" [W.C. Brann Old Glory]
"Patriot: The person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about" [Mark Twain]
Translations
patriot [ˈpeɪtrɪət] Npatriota mf

patriot [ˈpeɪtriət] npatriote m/f

patriot
nPatriot(in) m(f)

patriot [ˈpeɪtrɪət] npatriota m/f
patriot [ˈpeɪtrɪət] npatriota m/f

patriot
n patriot [ˈpeitriət, ˈpatriət]
a person who loves (and serves) his country Many terrorists consider themselves to be patriots fighting for freedom. patriot وَطَني، مُحِب لِوَطَنِه родолюбец vlastenec, -ka patriot der/die Patriot(in) πατριώτης patriota isamaalane وطن پرست patriootti patriote פַּטרִיוֹט देशभक्त rodoljub hazafi patriot föðurlandsvinur patriota 愛国者 애국자 patriotas patriots patriot patriot patriot patriota patriota patriot патриот vlastenec, -nka rodoljub patriota patriot ผู้รักชาติ vatansever 愛國者 патріот محب وطن، وطن پرست người yêu nước
adj patriotic [pӕtriˈotik, (especially American ) pei-]
(negativeunpatriotic) having or showing great love for one's country He is so patriotic that he refuses to buy anything made abroad. patrioties وَطَني родолюбив vlastenecký patriotisk partiotisch πατριωτικός patriótico isamaalik میهن دوست patrioottinen patriotique פַּטרִיוֹטִי देशभक्ति पूर्ण rodoljuban hazafias patriotik þjóðrækinn patriottico 愛国的な 애국적인 patriotinis, patriotiškas patriotisks patriotik vaderlandslievend patriotisk patriotyczny patriótico patriot(ic) патриотический vlastenecký rodoljuben patriotski patriotisk ที่มีลักษณะของผู้รักชาติ vatansever 愛國的 патріотичний حب الوطني کا، وطن پرستي کا yêu nước
adv patriˈotically
patrioties بِوَطَنِيَّه،وَطَنِيَّا родолюбиво vlastenecky patriotiskt patriotisch πατριωτικά patrióticamente isamaalikult بطور میهن دوستانه patrioottisesti patriotiquement בְּאוֹפֶן פַּטרִיוֹטִי देशभक्तिपूर्वक hazafiúi módon secara patriotik þjóðræknislega patriotticamente 愛国的に 애국적으로 patriotiškai patriotiski patriotik op een vaderlandslievende manier patriotisk patriotycznie patrioticamente cu patriotism патриотически vlastenecky rodoljubno patriotski patriotiskt ด้วยความรักชาติ vatanseverlikle 愛國地 патріотично وطن پرستانہ انداز ميں yêu nước
n patriotism [ˈpӕ-, (especially American ) ˈpei-]
(the showing of) great love for one's country. patriotisme وَطَنِيَّه، حُب الوَطَن родолюбие vlastenectví patriotisme der Patriotismus πατριωτισμός patriotismo isamaa-armastus عرق ملی isänmaallisuus patriotisme פַּטרִיוֹטִיוּת देशभक्ति patriotizam,rodoljublje hazaszeretet patriotisme þjóðrækni, föðurlandsást patriottismo 愛国心 애국(심) patriotizmas patriotisms, dzimtenes mīlestība kesetianegaraan vaderlandsliefde patriotisme patriotyzm patriotismo patriotism патриотизм vlastenectvo rodoljubnost patriotizam patriotism ลัทธิชาตินิยม vatanseverlik 愛國主義 патріотизм حب الوطني، وطن پرستي tinh thần yêu nước


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DURING the Civil War a Patriot was passing through the State of Maryland with a pass from the President to join Grant's army and see the fighting.
He is a patriot--mark me, the greatest patriot of us all.
The proceedings under Lycurgus were less regular; but as far as the advocates for a regular reform could prevail, they all turned their eyes towards the single efforts of that celebrated patriot and sage, instead of seeking to bring about a revolution by the intervention of a deliberative body of citizens.
 
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