From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpatrioticpat‧ri‧ot‧ic /ˌpætriˈɒtɪk◂, ˌpeɪ- $ ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk◂/ ●○○ adjective SANCOUNTRY/NATIONhaving or expressing a great love of your country → nationalistic patriotic songs I’m not very patriotic. —patriotism /ˈpætriətɪzəm, ˈpeɪ- $ ˈpeɪ-/ noun [uncountable]
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patriotic• He also would like to see a little change in the curriculum to allow music and patriotic activities in the classroom.• At Llewellyn's funeral service, she was remembered as a patriotic American who had served her country well.• Under these circumstances, his intervention could not possibly be perceived as an unambiguously patriotic and non-partisan gesture.• This is true of patriotic and political as well as religious blind faith.• He can also wax as patriotic as the most conservative defense-industry executive.• Though a fictional character, Cu Chulainn came to stand for a very real sense of patriotic courage and self-sacrifice.• Only Diana's deep sense of patriotic duty made her agree to the arrangement, it told its readers.• Voting is part of your patriotic duty.• Relatives remembered him as a deeply patriotic man.• The last apprehension may have been as much influenced by professional considerations as patriotic ones.• Most of the productions shown here were patriotic spectacles requiring little dancing ability. 