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A patriot is a person who loves, defends and supports his or her country. (noun)

An example of a patriot is a person who is loyal to and fights for the United States.

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See patriot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

one who loves and loyally or zealously supports one's own country

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patriotic adjective
patriotically adverb

See patriot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(pāˈtrē-ət, -ŏtˌ)

noun

One who loves, supports, and defends one's country.

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