patriot:
(plural: ‘patriots‘; for the two different pronunciations of this word, please click here)
a person who loves his/her country very much, supports the way of life of his/her people and defends his/her country from enemies;
a nationalist,
Patriots of an Arab country showing their support
e.g.
Every country has several patriots to boast and to sing songs of praise for them.
Most of the terrorists believe that they are the true patriots fighting for freedom of their country.
In most of the countries around the world, school children as young as five are made to sing patriotic songs and learn about the great patriots of their countries so that when they grow up they become the true patriots themselves.
For an online news article, with video clips, about a football team with this name that shows us how we come across this word, please click here, a news article about a past patriot in the US politics, please click here and for a bolg post about a recent patriot who is labelled as a traitor by the government, please click here.
Return to “nationalist“. Return to “compatriot“.
