patriotic
UK/pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk//peɪ.tɹiˈɑ.tɪk/
patriotic adjective: inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country.
Adjective
patriotic (comparative more patriotic, superlative most patriotic)
- Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country
- a patriotic statesman
- a patriotic song
Noun
patriotic (plural patriotics)
- A postage stamp, Civil War token, etc. bearing a patriotic design.
- Most patriotics in copper or brass are common. They are rare in off-metals.1971, Grover C. Criswell, The Official Guide to Confederate Money & Civil War Tokens, Tradesmen & Patriotic, page 121
patriotic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
patriotic in Hindi
- inspired by patriotism
- देशभक्तिपूर्ण deśbhaktipūrṇ
patriotic in Tamil
- நாட்டுப்பற்றுமிக்க
patriotic in Marathi
- देशभक्तीपर, देशभक्तीवादी
patriotic in Urdu
- inspired by patriotism
- مُحِب وَطَن muhibb-e vatan, وَطَن دوسْت
More languagesFewer languages
- patriotic in Bengali
- স্বদেশভক্তিপূর্ণ śodeśobhoktipurno, স্বদেশহিতৈষী śodeśhitōiśi, স্বদেশপ্রেমিক śodeśopremik, স্বদেশপ্রেমী śodeśopremi
- patriotic in Malayalam
- ദേശസ്നേഹമുള്ള, രാജ്യസ്നേഹമുള്ള
- patriotic in Kannada
- ದೇಶಪ್ರೇಮಿ, ದೇಶಭಕ್ತ
- patriotic in Punjabi
- ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਗਤ
- patriotic in Gujarati
- દેશભક્ત
- patriotic in Odia
- ଦେଶାତ୍ମବୋଧକ, ଦେଶପ୍ରେମିକ
- patriotic in Nepali
- देशभक्तीपूर्ण
- patriotic in Tagalog
- makabansa
- patriotic in Arabic
- وَطَنِيّ waṭaniyy
- patriotic in Malay
- patriotik
- patriotic in Indonesian
- patriotik
- patriotic in Persian
- میهنپرست mihan-parast, میهندوست mihan-dôst, وطنپرست vatan-parast
- patriotic in Thai
- รักชาติ rák-châat
- patriotic in Vietnamese
- yêu nước, ái quốc
Examples of patriotic in a sentence
- In this respect, the CYL defended the Little Pinks and attacked public intellectuals who criticized patriotic netizens.
- Please have a seat” and entertain their customers with patriotic music in the cab during the ride.
- The finder was patriotic enough to accept a smaller bid from Dunedin Museum.
Antonyms of patriotic
Forms of patriotic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more patriotic |
| superlative | most patriotic |
| alternative form (obsolete) | patriotick |
| Noun | |
| plural | patriotics |
Origin of patriotic
From French patriotique, from Late Latin patriōticus, from Ancient Greek πατριωτικός (patriōtikós), from πατριώτης (patriṓtēs), equivalent to patriot + -ic.
Words formed from patriotic
Phrases with patriotic
Questions about patriotic
- What does patriotic mean?
- Patriotic means inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country.
- What is patriotic in Hindi?
- Patriotic in Hindi is देशभक्तिपूर्ण (deśbhaktipūrṇ). See Patriotic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is patriotic?
- Patriotic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce patriotic?
- Patriotic is pronounced /pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/ (UK).
Words near patriotic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: patriotic (page history and authors); patriotic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); patriotic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriotic (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); patriotic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriotic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriotic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriotic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriotic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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