/ ˌpeɪtriˈɒtɪk; ˌpæt-; NAmE ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/ adjective
having or expressing a great love of your country :
a patriotic man who served his country well
patriotic songs
► pat·ri·ot·ic·al·ly adverb /-kli/
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek patriōtikos relating to a fellow countryman, from patrios of one's fathers, from patris fatherland.