patriotic

adjective

ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik How to pronounce patriotic (audio)
Definition of patrioticnext
as in nationalistic
having or showing love and support for one's country hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture

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Recent Examples of patriotic The patriotic Code of Conduct for the national anthem is available online, through a government website. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Progressives mourned the death of reform amid patriotic jingoism. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 The White House called the advertisement an educational, patriotic public service announcement, but did not identify which federal agency financed it. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 But from a searingly hot and tense Riyadh, draped in its green flags and patriotic banners, Saudi Arabia’s problem seems very much like America’s problem too. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patriotic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for patriotic
  1. nationalistic
  2. nationalist
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  • Netanyahu's nationalistic base opposes concessions to the Palestinians.
    — SEUNG MIN KIM, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu’s nationalistic base opposes concessions to the Palestinians.
    — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationalistic
Adjective
  • Know More Republika Srpska voters on Sunday decided to keep former President Milorad Dodik’s nationalist party in power.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The years that followed were plagued by stagnation and dissipation of any peace process, regular wars with Hamas, and a heavily nationalist government in Israel.
    — Dahlia Scheindlin, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of nationalist

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