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Definition of patriotic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patriotic

adjective
 
/ˌpætriˈɒtɪk/,
 
/ˌpeɪtriˈɒtɪk/
 
/ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/
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  1. having or expressing a great love of your country
    • a patriotic man who served his country well
    • patriotic songs
    • The party framed its message in unashamedly patriotic language.
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek patriōtikos ‘relating to a fellow countryman’, from patrios ‘of one's fathers’, from patris ‘fatherland’.
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