patrioticadjective
uk/ˌpæt.riˈɒt.ɪk//ˌpeɪ.triˈɒt.ɪk/us/ˌpeɪ.triˈɑː.t̬ɪk/showing love for your country and being proud of it:
patriotic fervour/pride
Many Americans felt it was their patriotic duty to buy bonds to support the war effort.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Patriotism & nationalism
- chauvinism
- chauvinist
- isolationism
- jingoism
- jingoist
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- nativism
- patriot
- patriotism
- wrap
- wrap yourself in the flag idiom
patriotically
adverb uk/ˌpæt.riˈɒt.ɪ.kəl.i//ˌpeɪ.triˈɒt.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌpeɪ.triˈɑː.t̬ɪ.kəl.i/