n. a person who is devoted to and ready to support or defend his or her country. patriotic adj. patriotically adv. patriotism n.
[ F patriote f. LL patriota f. Gk patriotes f. patrios of one's fathers f. pater patros father ]
n. a person who is devoted to and ready to support or defend his or her country. patriotic adj. patriotically adv. patriotism n.
[ F patriote f. LL patriota f. Gk patriotes f. patrios of one's fathers f. pater patros father ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012