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patriotism
What does patriotism mean?
patriotism (noun): love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use patriotism in a sentence?
How do you pronounce patriotism?
/ˈpeɪtɹiəˌtɪzəm/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does patriotism come from?
From patriot + -ism.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to patriotism
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “patriotism” mean?
a word or expression used for some particular thing
Not quite: that's what term means.
a group of people living in a particular local area
Not quite: that's what community means.
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
Right! That's what “patriotism” means.
a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Not quite: that's what name means.
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