Meaning of PATRIOTIC
Pronunciation: | | 'peytree`utik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [adj] inspired by love for your country |
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| Synonyms: | | chauvinistic, flag-waving(a), jingoistic, loyal, nationalistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalistic |
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| Antonyms: | | disloyal, unpatriotic | |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Pa`tri*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr. ?
belonging to a fellow-countryman.]
Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country;
zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's
country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.
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