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Patriotism

//ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country. countable, uncountable

    "That public virtue, which among the ancients was denominated patriotism, is derived from a strong sense of our own interest in the preservation and prosperity of the free government of which we are members."

  2. 2
    love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it wordnet
  3. 3
    The actions of a patriot countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism"

Etymology

From patriot + -ism.

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