patriotism

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ UK /ˈpætɹi.əˌtɪzəm/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
Love of your country and a willingness to support and defend it.

The crowd was filled with patriotism as the team won the gold medal.

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Synonyms

1 noun · love of your country and a... nationalism

Word family

Derived forms antipatriotismhyperpatriotismlinguopatriotismmatriotismoverpatriotismultrapatriotismunpatriotism

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Phrases (1)

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popular patriotism
love of country widely shared among ordinary people

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From patriot + -ism.

*peh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Places & Geography

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