patriotic
[ pey-tree-ot-ik or, especially British, pa- ]
adjective
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
expressing or inspired by patriotism: a patriotic ode.
Origin of patriotic
1Other words from patriotic
- pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- an·ti·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- hy·per·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- non·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- o·ver·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- o·ver·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pro·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- qua·si-pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- sem·i·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ul·tra·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- ul·tra·pa·tri·ot·ic·ly, adverb
- un·pa·tri·ot·ic, adjective
- un·pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use patriotic in a sentence
It would, however, be an exaggeration to say that Russia—apart from the ultra-patriotic Press—was violently excited.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 | Henry BaerleinHence the name jingo applied to that ultra-patriotic section of the population which, in war-time, attends to the shouting.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyBut the Duke was not prepared to follow his friend to-night into sentimental, ultra-patriotic bypaths.
The Tangled Skein | Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe craze for everything foreign, so marked under the rule of Catherine II., now gave place to ultra-patriotic enthusiasm.
The Russian Opera | Rosa Newmarch
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