Definitions for patriotic
ˌpeɪ triˈɒt ɪk; esp. Brit. ˌpæ-pa·tri·ot·ic

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. patriotic, loyaladjective

   inspired by love for your country

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1. patrioticadjective

   Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.

2. Etymology: From the patrioticus, from the, from ; compare the patriotique.

Webster Dictionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Patrioticadjective

   inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. patriwtiko`s belonging to a fellow-countryman.]

Anagrams for patriotic »

1. parotitic

How to pronounce patriotic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of patriotic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of patriotic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of patriotic in a Sentence

1. Joy Womack:

   I love the Russian system and I'm very patriotic in that sense.

2. Steve Maraboli:

   Freedom is more than just a word and a patriotic concept. It is the purest intent of God."

3. Walter Lippmann:

   The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want to get something or to avoid something. Beyond this circle of seekers after privileges, individuals and organized minorities, he is aware of a large unorganized, indifferent mass of citizens who ask nothing in particular and rarely complain. The politician comes after a while to think that the art of politics is to satisfy the seekers after favors and to mollify the inchoate mass with noble sentiments and patriotic phrases.

4. Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment:

   [The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners.

5. Douglas MacArthur:

   The powers in charge keep us in a perpetual state of fear keep us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it by furnishing the exorbitant sums demanded. Yet, in retrospect, these disasters seem never to have happened, seem never to have been quite real.

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