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patriot

[ pey-tree-uht, -otor, especially British, pa-tree-uht ]

noun

  1. a person who loves, supports, and defends their country and its interests with devotion.
  2. a person who values individual rights, especially one who attempts to defend those rights against presumed interference by the federal government.
  3. Patriot, Military. a U.S. Army antiaircraft missile with a range of 37 miles (60 kilometers) and a 200-pound (90-kilogram) warhead, launched from a tracked vehicle with radar and computer guidance and fire control.


patriot

1

/ 藞辫别瑟迟谤瑟蓹迟; 藢p忙tr瑟藞蓲t瑟k; 藞p忙t- /

noun

  1. a person who vigorously supports his country and its way of life
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Patriot

2

/ 藞辫别瑟迟谤瑟蓹迟 /

noun

  1. a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢辫补迟谤颈藞辞迟颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
  • patriotic, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补苍顎卼颈路辫补顎僼谤颈路辞迟 noun
  • 蝉别尘顎卛路辫补顎僼谤颈路辞迟 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of patriot1

First recorded in 1570鈥80; from Middle French patriote, from Late Latin 辫补迟谤颈艒迟补, from Greek 辫补迟谤颈峁搕脓蝉 鈥渇ellow-countryman, lineage member (in the paternal line)鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of patriot1

C16: via French from Late Latin 辫补迟谤颈艒迟补, from Greek 辫补迟谤颈辞迟脓蝉, from patris native land; related to Greek 辫补迟脓谤 father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland
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"Gareth brought me to Wales for this project because he is a great patriot and wanted to figure out how to make films in Wales," said Tertzakian.

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On 16 January this year, Rimmer reposted to his Facebook page an item from the "Traditional Britain Group 鈥 Lifeboat" which describes itself as "a home to the disillusioned patriot".

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President Trump鈥檚 threats of a trade war and bringing Canada into the U.S. fold have created awkward moments for Americans living north of the border and made Canadians flag-waving patriots.

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Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.

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Aboard Air Force One en route to Miami, Florida, on Thursday, Trump praised Ms Loomer and confirmed he had met with her, calling her a "great patriot" and a "very strong person".

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