patriot

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('trē-ət, -ŏt') pronunciation
n.
One who loves, supports, and defends one's country.

[French patriote, from Old French, compatriot, from Late Latin patriōta, from Greek patriōtēs, from patrios, of one's fathers, from patēr, patr-, father.]



The pronunciations pat-ri-ǝt and pay-tri-ǝt are about equally common in British English. In the derivative words patriotic and patriotism, pat- is more common. In American English, pay- is the usual form for all these words.

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Definition: person who loves his country
Antonyms: expatriot, traitor

n. 1. a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.

2. Patriot MIM-104 trademark a modern surface-to-air missile, first developed in the 1970s as an antiaircraft weapon and adapted in the 1980s to defend against ballistic missiles as well. It was used extensively in the Persian Gulf War (1991).

3. a missile deployed in this system.

patriotism n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.


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A patriot is someone who feels a strong support for his or her country. See Patriotism. Patriot or Patriots may also refer to:

Politics

Military

Newspaper

Broadcasting

Observances

Sports

Fiction

Other

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - patriot

Nederlands (Dutch)
patriot, vaderlandslievende persoon

Français (French)
n. - patriote

Deutsch (German)
n. - Patriot

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πατριώτης, φιλόπατρις

Italiano (Italian)
patriota

Português (Portuguese)
n. - patriota

Русский (Russian)
патриот

Español (Spanish)
n. - patriota

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - patriot, fosterlandsvän

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爱国者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 愛國者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 애국자, 우국지사, 패트리어트 미사일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 愛国者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وطني, محب لوطنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נאמן למולדת, אוהב ארצו, פטריוט (טיל)‬


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