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deshbhakti

deshbhakti noun: patriotism, especially to India.

Noun

deshbhakti (uncountable)

  1. (India) patriotism, especially to India.

Origin of deshbhakti

Borrowed from Hindi देशभक्ति (deśbhakti), composed of देश (deś, “country”) + भक्ति (bhakti, “worship”). By surface analysis, desh + bhakti.

Words formed from deshbhakti

Questions about deshbhakti

What does deshbhakti mean?
Deshbhakti means patriotism, especially to India.
What part of speech is deshbhakti?
Deshbhakti is a noun.

Words near deshbhakti in the dictionary

  1. Deshaw
  2. DeShawn
  3. DeShawna
  4. Deshaws
  5. deshbhakt
  6. deshbhakti
  7. deshbhakts
  8. desheath
  9. desheathed
  10. desheathing
  11. desheathings

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