patriotism [pæ̱triətɪzəm, pe͟ɪt-] N-UNCOUNT Patriotism is love for your country and loyalty towards it.
He was a country boy who had joined the army out of a sense of patriotism and adventure...
We live in an age when patriotism is often sneered at.
patriot [pæ̱triət, pe͟ɪt-] patriots oft N Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it. They were staunch British patriots and had portraits of the Queen in their flat.
patriotic [pæ̱triɒ̱tɪk, pe͟ɪt-] ADJ-GRADED Someone who is patriotic loves their country and feels very loyal towards it. Woosnam is fiercely patriotic... The crowd sang `Land of Hope and Glory' and other patriotic songs. Ant: unpatriotic
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
patriotism noun /ˈpæt.ri.ə.tɪ.zəm/, /ˈpeɪ.tri-/ /ˈpeɪ.tri-/ [U] when you love your country and are proud of it
patriot noun /ˈpæt.ri.ət/, /ˈpeɪ.tri-//ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːt/ [C] a person who loves their country and, if necessary, will fight for it
patriotic adjective /ˌpæt.riˈɒt.ɪk/, /ˌpeɪ.tri-/ /ˌpeɪ.triˈɑː.t ̬ɪk/ showing love for your country and being proud of it. patriotic fervour/pride. Many Americans felt it was their patriotic duty to buy bonds to support the war effort.
patriot ['patrɪət, 'peɪt-] a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors Origin: late 16th cent. (in the late Latin sense): from French patriote, from late Latin patriota ‘fellow countryman’, from Greek patriōtēs, from patrios ‘of one's fathers’, from patris ‘fatherland’
patriotic having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country he felt a surge of patriotic emotion Derivatives: patriotically Origin: mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek patriōtikos ‘relating to a fellow countryman’ (see patriot)
patriot ['pātrēət] pa·tri·ot 1) a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors 2) (Patriot) trademark an automated surface-to-air missile system designed for early detection and interception of missiles or aircraft ■ a missile deployed in this system • Derivatives: patriotism [-ˌtizəm] Origin: late 16th cent. (in the late Latin sense): from French patriote, from late Latin patriota ‘fellow countryman’, from Greek patriōtēs, from patrios ‘of one's fathers’, from patris ‘fatherland’
patriotic [ˌpātrē'ätik] pa·tri·ot·ic having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country the wave of relief and patriotic euphoria that followed the president’s cease-fire declaration Derivatives: patriotically [-(ə)lē] Origin: mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek patriōtikos ‘relating to a fellow countryman’ (see patriot)