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patriot
pa·tri·ot [ páytree ət, páytree òt ] (plural pa·tri·ots)


noun 
Definition:
 
supporter of own country: a proud supporter or defender of his or her country and its way of life
[Late 16th century. Via French< late Latin patriota "fellow countryman" < Greek patris "fatherland"]

pa·tri·ot·ic [ pàytree óttik ] adjective
pa·tri·ot·i·cal·ly [ pàytree óttikəlee ] adverb
pa·tri·ot·ism noun
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