patriotic

Variant of patriot

patriot definition

pa·triot (pā′trē ət, -ät′; chiefly Brit, also pa′-)

noun

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

Etymology: Fr patriote < LL patriota, fellow countryman < Gr patriōtēs < patris, fatherland < patēr, father

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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