Patriotic
adjective
Feeling, showing, or expressing love for one's country.
She gave a patriotic speech on the national holiday.
Often appears as...
- patriotic sentiment
- patriotic song
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Feeling, showing, or expressing love for one's country.
She gave a patriotic speech on the national holiday.
Often appears as...
- patriotic sentiment
- patriotic song
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Patriotic carries a positive feeling, suggesting admiration and pride for one's country.
Wearing a flag pin is a simple patriotic gesture.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Patriotic is often used to describe actions or sentiments that express strong emotions for one's country.
The crowd's patriotic cheers intensified as the athletes raised the flag.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Being patriotic can mean different things in different cultures, usually tied to national customs or values.
On Independence Day, it's a patriotic tradition to watch fireworks.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Patriotic carries a positive feeling, suggesting admiration and pride for one's country.
Wearing a flag pin is a simple patriotic gesture.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Patriotic is often used to describe actions or sentiments that express strong emotions for one's country.
The crowd's patriotic cheers intensified as the athletes raised the flag.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Being patriotic can mean different things in different cultures, usually tied to national customs or values.
On Independence Day, it's a patriotic tradition to watch fireworks.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Patriotic carries a positive feeling, suggesting admiration and pride for one's country.
Wearing a flag pin is a simple patriotic gesture.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Expression
Patriotic is often used to describe actions or sentiments that express strong emotions for one's country.
The crowd's patriotic cheers intensified as the athletes raised the flag.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Context
Being patriotic can mean different things in different cultures, usually tied to national customs or values.
On Independence Day, it's a patriotic tradition to watch fireworks.
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Shake up your story PIPE...
and image my own life. Imagine history being taught differently. Remember that children's book where you shake and the sexuality of the parents change? I have another idea. It's a children's book about Indian independence -- very patriotic. But when you shake it, you get Pakistan's perspective.
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Can stereotypes ever be...
for many Asian populations in the US. But the truth behind this story of thriving Asian Americans is much more complicated. During World War II, the US government tried to “Americanize” incarcerated Japanese Americans. They did this through English language classes, patriotic exercises,
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What separates us from...
so much love and so much compassion. And then as I went around the country after that and felt the fear -- the fear that was leading to people feeling they couldn't worry about the environment any more, in case they seemed not to be patriotic -- and I was trying to encourage them,
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The dark history of...
Responses to that question are wide-ranging. Some, including tribal leaders and Borglum’s great-granddaughter, have called for Mount Rushmore to be removed. Others see it as an important patriotic symbol and vital aspect of South Dakota's economy that should remain.
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Debunking the myth of...
of slavery and white supremacy into a patriotic defense of the Constitution. The Civil War had devastated the country, leaving those who had supported the Confederacy grasping to justify their actions. Many pro-Confederate writers, political leaders, and others
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How the Afghan youth are...
all positively patriotic and hopeful about their country but after such a difficult year their words and their tones are much less upbeat today having grown up in Iran where the youth strive to dream in the face of oppression this
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A Rare Look Into the...
Eggs with legs. Sometimes you just have to photograph whatever's right in front of you. You don't really have to try so hard. That's kind the way I worked everywhere I went. You know if they took me to a patriotic flag factory,
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Political common ground...
in order to advance his viewpoint. So it's almost become, like, that the core question of our time now Can you be patriotic but also have a global mindset? Are these two things implacably opposed to each other?
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Militant atheism PIPE...
And however we define atheism, it's surely the kind of academic belief that a person is entitled to hold without being vilified as an unpatriotic, unelectable non-citizen.
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Sam Richards: A radical...
Now, put yourself in their shoes. Are they brutal killers or patriotic defenders? Which one?
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Shake up your story PIPE...
and image my own life. Imagine history being taught differently. Remember that children's book where you shake and the sexuality of the parents change? I have another idea. It's a children's book about Indian independence -- very patriotic. But when you shake it, you get Pakistan's perspective.
Video examples
Can stereotypes ever be...
for many Asian populations in the US. But the truth behind this story of thriving Asian Americans is much more complicated. During World War II, the US government tried to “Americanize” incarcerated Japanese Americans. They did this through English language classes, patriotic exercises,
Video examples
What separates us from...
so much love and so much compassion. And then as I went around the country after that and felt the fear -- the fear that was leading to people feeling they couldn't worry about the environment any more, in case they seemed not to be patriotic -- and I was trying to encourage them,
Video examples
The dark history of...
Responses to that question are wide-ranging. Some, including tribal leaders and Borglum’s great-granddaughter, have called for Mount Rushmore to be removed. Others see it as an important patriotic symbol and vital aspect of South Dakota's economy that should remain.
Video examples
Debunking the myth of...
of slavery and white supremacy into a patriotic defense of the Constitution. The Civil War had devastated the country, leaving those who had supported the Confederacy grasping to justify their actions. Many pro-Confederate writers, political leaders, and others
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How the Afghan youth are...
all positively patriotic and hopeful about their country but after such a difficult year their words and their tones are much less upbeat today having grown up in Iran where the youth strive to dream in the face of oppression this
Video examples
A Rare Look Into the...
Eggs with legs. Sometimes you just have to photograph whatever's right in front of you. You don't really have to try so hard. That's kind the way I worked everywhere I went. You know if they took me to a patriotic flag factory,
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Political common ground...
in order to advance his viewpoint. So it's almost become, like, that the core question of our time now Can you be patriotic but also have a global mindset? Are these two things implacably opposed to each other?
Video examples
Militant atheism PIPE...
And however we define atheism, it's surely the kind of academic belief that a person is entitled to hold without being vilified as an unpatriotic, unelectable non-citizen.
Video examples
Sam Richards: A radical...
Now, put yourself in their shoes. Are they brutal killers or patriotic defenders? Which one?
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Quote examples
Abhishek Bachchan
Indian Actor
I really believe at the end of the day, regardless of how noble you are or how patriotic the film might be, it has to serve as entertainment in order for your audiences to come into the theatre and watch it. Otherwise, audiences will wait and see it a few months later when it is premiered on television.
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Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
The tactic of leading people into... a war that doesn't make any sense by telling them they are under attack, and if they raise any objection they're unpatriotic, is a very old tactic. And it doesn't intimidate me.
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Jesse Ventura
American Politician
All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.
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James Madison
American President
If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason.
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Stephen Miller
American Public Servant
Getting a chance to see good, decent, patriotic people who just want to have self-determination is something for which I will be grateful for the rest of my life.
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Henry A. Wallace
American Vice President
They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.
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Marion Marechal-Le Pen
French Politician
The life of a female politician makes it hard to combine personal life and work, but I think it is almost a patriotic duty to have children.
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Maya Soetoro-Ng
American Educator
My brother loves this country deeply. He has laid down roots, and he has always been incredibly patriotic and committed to this country.
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Abby Wambach
American Athlete
I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.
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Andrea Leadsom
British Politician
It would be helpful if broadcasters were willing to be a bit patriotic.
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Abhishek Bachchan
Indian Actor
I really believe at the end of the day, regardless of how noble you are or how patriotic the film might be, it has to serve as entertainment in order for your audiences to come into the theatre and watch it. Otherwise, audiences will wait and see it a few months later when it is premiered on television.
Quote examples
Tommy Lee Jones
American Actor
The tactic of leading people into... a war that doesn't make any sense by telling them they are under attack, and if they raise any objection they're unpatriotic, is a very old tactic. And it doesn't intimidate me.
Quote examples
Jesse Ventura
American Politician
All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.
Quote examples
James Madison
American President
If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic and patriotic citizens who cultivate their reason.
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Stephen Miller
American Public Servant
Getting a chance to see good, decent, patriotic people who just want to have self-determination is something for which I will be grateful for the rest of my life.
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Henry A. Wallace
American Vice President
They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.
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Marion Marechal-Le Pen
French Politician
The life of a female politician makes it hard to combine personal life and work, but I think it is almost a patriotic duty to have children.
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Maya Soetoro-Ng
American Educator
My brother loves this country deeply. He has laid down roots, and he has always been incredibly patriotic and committed to this country.
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Abby Wambach
American Athlete
I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.
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Andrea Leadsom
British Politician
It would be helpful if broadcasters were willing to be a bit patriotic.
Example 1 of 10
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