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Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro' their agency the Union was established - the patriotic spirit from which they emanated will forever sustain it.
Martin Van Buren

Meaning of "patriotic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PATRIOTIC

patriotic  [ˌpeɪtrɪˈɒtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATRIOTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Patriotic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PATRIOTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

patriotic

Patriotism

Patriotism is, generally speaking, cultural attachment to one's homeland or devotion to one's country, although interpretations of the term vary with context, geography and political ideology. It is a set of concepts closely related to those of nationalism. The English term patriot is first attested in the Elizabethan era, via Middle French from Late Latin patriota "countryman", ultimately from Greek πατριώτης "countryman", from πατρίς, "fatherland". The abstract noun patriotism appears in the early 18th century.

Definition of patriotic in the English dictionary

The definition of patriotic in the dictionary is devoted to one's own country and concerned for its defence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATRIOTIC


abiotic
ˌeɪbaɪˈɒtɪk
akaryotic
eɪkærɪˈɒtɪk
amniotic
ˌæmnɪˈɒtɪk
antibiotic
ˌæntɪbaɪˈɒtɪk
biotic
baɪˈɒtɪk
chaotic
keɪˈɒtɪk
compatriotic
kəmˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk
eucaryotic
ˌjuːkærɪˈɒtɪk
eukaryotic
ˌjuːkærɪˈɒtɪk
heterokaryotic
ˌhetərəʊˌkærɪˈɒtɪk
idiotic
ˌɪdɪˈɒtɪk
probiotic
ˌprəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk
procaryotic
prəʊˌkærɪˈɒtɪk
prokaryotic
prəʊˌkærɪˈɒtɪk
semiotic
ˌsɛmɪˈɒtɪk
superpatriotic
ˌsuːpərˌpeɪtrɪˈɒtɪk
symbiotic
ˌsɪmbaɪˈɒtɪk
ultrapatriotic
ˌʌltrəˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk
unpatriotic
ˌʌnpeɪtrɪˈɒtɪk
xenobiotic
ˌzenəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATRIOTIC

patrilineal
patrilineally
patrilinear
patrilinearly
patriliny
patrilocal
patrilocally
patrimonial
patrimonially
patrimonies
patrimony
patriot
Patriotic Front
patriotically
patriotism
patristic
patristical
patristically
patristicism
patristics

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATRIOTIC

aerobiotic
amphibiotic
anabiotic
endobiotic
endosymbiotic
epibiotic
erotic
gnotobiotic
halobiotic
macrobiotic
miotic
necrobiotic
nonantibiotic
parabiotic
periotic
prebiotic
premeiotic
saprobiotic
scoliotic
semeiotic
trophobiotic

Synonyms and antonyms of patriotic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PATRIOTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «patriotic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of patriotic

Translation of «patriotic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATRIOTIC

Find out the translation of patriotic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of patriotic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «patriotic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爱国的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patriótico
570 millions of speakers

English

patriotic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देशभक्ति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَطَنِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

патриотический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

patriota
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বদেশপ্রেমী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

patriotique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Patriotik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

patriotisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愛国的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애국적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patriotik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yêu nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டுப்பற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देशभक्तीपर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vatansever
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

patriottico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

patriotyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

патріотичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

patriot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πατριωτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

patriotiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

patriotisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

patriotisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of patriotic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATRIOTIC»

The term «patriotic» is very widely used and occupies the 14.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATRIOTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «patriotic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «patriotic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about patriotic

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10 QUOTES WITH «PATRIOTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word patriotic.
1
Alfred Adler
It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.
2
Blake Anderson
I just bought a Jeep painted like an American flag. No one better question how patriotic I am.
3
Ibrahim Babangida
Even now, we make no apologies for the choice we made. The sacrifices we made were selfless. The options we offered were patriotic while the paths we chose were well thought out.
4
Conrad Black
The United States is a proud, determined, hard-working, talented, patriotic nation and people, and it is not over-extended in the manner of empires of the past that took over the lands of others and eventually collapsed under the weight of the over-ambitious hegemon.
5
Wolf Blitzer
There are millions and millions of patriotic Muslim Americans.
6
John Bolton
There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.
7
Kevin Brownlow
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better.
8
Martin Van Buren
Mutual forbearance and reciprocal concessions: thro' their agency the Union was established - the patriotic spirit from which they emanated will forever sustain it.
9
Kim Campbell
We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays.
10
Robert Carlyle
Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATRIOTIC»

Discover the use of patriotic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to patriotic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of the American ...
Regarded by many critics as Edmund Wilson's greatest book, Patriotic Gore brilliantly portrays the vast political, spiritual, and material crisis of the Civil War as reflected in the lives and writings of some thirty representative ...
Edmund Wilson, 1962
2
How Patriotic is the Patriot Act?: Freedom Versus Security ...
In this short book, Etzioni, the well-known and respected public intellectual and communitarian thinker, charts a middle course, or third way 'between those who are committed to shore up our liberties but blind to the needs of public ...
Amitai Etzioni, 2004
3
Patriotic Culture in Russia During World War I
In this heavily illustrated book, Hubertus Jahn explores the variety of ways in which Russian expressed their popular patriotic fervor.
Hubertus Jahn, 1995
4
Masterpieces of Patriotic Urdu Poetry: Text, Translation, ...
Collection of poems by various poets; includes short biography of the poets.
K. C. Kanda, 2005
5
Being Patriotic
What makes people feel patriotic? How do people show they are patriotic? Read this book to find the answers.
Vickey Herold, 2008
6
Patriotic Favorites-Coloring and Activity Book
Includes: patriotic songs, the Pledge of Allegiance, and American flag, Eagle, Statue of Liberty, Uncle Sam, Liberty Bell, USS Constitution, and other traditional and contemporary art for children to color plus dot-to-dots, mazes, etc.
Carole Marsh, 2001
7
Perpetuating Patriotic Perceptions: The Cognitive Function ...
The main point of this book is that biased perceptions of international relations are anchored in a nation's collectively held patriotic self-image, and that these biased international perceptions serve to bolster and perpetuate the ...
Matthew S. Hirshberg, 1993
8
Patriotic Citizens
What do patriotic citizens do? Read to learn how to be a patriotic citizen.
Katherine Scraper, 2008
9
America
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by important people, ideas, and events in the history of the United States.
Lynne Cheney, 2002
10
Patriotic Treason: John Brown and the Soul of America
A portrait of the American abolitionist offers insight into his enigmatic personality, covering such topics as his friendships with African-American contemporaries, his twenty children by two wives, and his willingness to resort to ...
Evan Carton, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATRIOTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term patriotic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Patriotic Handcart Days pageant "This Is My Country" a blast from …
This year's celebration marked the 47th anniversary of “This Is My Country,” an award-winning patriotic pageant that aired on KSL and was ... «Davisclipper, Jul 15»
2
Patriotic Sumner Ave honors GySgt Sullivan
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) — Businesses and homes on Sumner Ave don flags and patriotic decorations to support GySgt Thomas Sullivan. «wwlp.com, Jul 15»
3
US women provided patriotic celebration
The victory by the U.S. Women's National Team in the World Cup final [July 5] was a fittingly patriotic moment to top off the Fourth of July ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
4
Chattanooga Marine victim gets patriotic welcome home
Chattanooga Marine victim gets patriotic welcome home. Hundreds showed up waving American flags to honor the Marietta, Georgia Marine ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
5
This Badass Iron Patriot Is The Most Patriotic Iron Man Figure Yet
Stand down, saluting War Machine. There's a new robot suit figure in town that oozes patriotism—and it looks pretty damn great while doing so. «io9, Jul 15»
6
Popular patriotic concert set for Sunday
So it's no surprise that this year's annual patriotic concert by the MSSU Choral Society will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the ending to ... «Joplin Globe, Jul 15»
7
Patriotic Education Specialists in Cabinda Military Region Attend …
Cabinda — Patriotic Education Specialists of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) in far northern Cabinda Military Region are participating in ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Local manager receives Patriotic Employer Award
Mark West, commercial parts pro, (center) accepts the Patriotic Employer Award on behalf of manager Chris Janowiecki. Major General Retired ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jul 15»
9
Donald Trump's hat is more patriotic than you
Donald Trump's hat is more patriotic than you. WFTS Webteam. 4:02 PM, Jul 23, 2015. 4:12 PM, Jul 23, 2015. Previous Next. Autoplay: ... «ABC Action News, Jul 15»
10
Marine Corps Memo Tells Recruiters To Call The Cops On Patriotic
A new Marine Corps memo, aiming to provide guidance to the force as to how to interact with militias guarding recruiting centers, states that ... «The Libertarian Republic, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Patriotic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/patriotic>. Apr 2024 ».
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