patriotism
IPA: pˈeɪtriʌtɪzʌm
noun
- Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
- The actions of a patriot
- The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
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Examples of "patriotism" in Sentences
- The sense of patriotism was strong in him.
- There was an unashamed appeal to patriotism.
- Protectionism sullies the cause of patriotism.
- That was partly due to their clannish patriotism.
- The result of this was an explosion of Colombian patriotism.
- Patriotism refers to the fatherland, nationalism to the nation state.
- In the long run, their form of patriotism serves the national interest poorly.
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