patriotic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Feeling or showing great love and support for your country.

   On the national holiday, people wore patriotic colours and waved flags.

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

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