patriotic

CEFRC1

/pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Showing love and support for one's country.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A postage stamp, Civil War token, etc. bearing a patriotic design.

Examples

  • Americans descend from immigrants, and they are very patriotic.

  • Do not try to be overly patriotic.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /peɪ.tɹiˈɒ.tɪk/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

More examples

In context

  • Let's sing a patriotic air.

  • a patriotic song

  • a patriotic statesman

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The students sang blank songs to celebrate their nation's annual independence day.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From French patriotique, from Late Latin patriōticus, from Ancient Greek πατριωτικός (patriōtikós), from πατριώτης (patriṓtēs), equivalent to patriot + -ic.