| Pronunciation: | | 'peytreeu`tizum
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[n] love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it |
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PATRIOTISM is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | nationalism |
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| | See Also: | | Americanism, chauvinism, jingoism, loyalty, superpatriotism, ultranationalism |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.]
Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country;
the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which
inspires one to serve one's country. --Berkley.
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