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patriot

[ pey-tree-uht, -otor, especially British, pa-tree-uht ]

noun

  1. a person who loves, supports, and defends their country and its interests with devotion.
  2. a person who values individual rights, especially one who attempts to defend those rights against presumed interference by the federal government.
  3. Patriot, Military. a U.S. Army antiaircraft missile with a range of 37 miles (60 kilometers) and a 200-pound (90-kilogram) warhead, launched from a tracked vehicle with radar and computer guidance and fire control.


patriot

1

/ ˈɪٰɪə; ˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk; ˈpæt- /

noun

  1. a person who vigorously supports his country and its way of life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Patriot

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/ ˈɪٰɪə /

noun

  1. a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ貹ٰˈdzپ, adverb
  • patriotic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·貹t·dz noun
  • i·貹t·dz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of patriot1

First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French patriote, from Late Latin 貹ٰōٲ, from Greek 貹ٰṓtŧ “fellow-countryman, lineage member (in the paternal line)”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of patriot1

C16: via French from Late Latin 貹ٰōٲ, from Greek 貹ٰdzŧ, from patris native land; related to Greek 貹ŧ father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland
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Influencers uploaded videos describing what they were looking for in a future president: "stability", "progress", "a patriot".

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"Gareth brought me to Wales for this project because he is a great patriot and wanted to figure out how to make films in Wales," said Tertzakian.

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On 16 January this year, Rimmer reposted to his Facebook page an item from the "Traditional Britain Group – Lifeboat" which describes itself as "a home to the disillusioned patriot".

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President Trump’s threats of a trade war and bringing Canada into the U.S. fold have created awkward moments for Americans living north of the border and made Canadians flag-waving patriots.

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Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.

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