patriot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Serbo-Croatian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 3.1.2 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

From the Middle French compatriot around 1600, from Late Latin patriōta (“‘fellow countryman’”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriotēs), “‘of the same country’”), from πατρίς (patris), “‘father land", "country’”), from πατήρ (pater), “‘father’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/, /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/, SAMPA: /"p{t.ri:.@t/, /"peI.tri.@t/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/, SAMPA: /"peI.tri.@t/

[edit] Noun

patriot (plural patriots)

1. A person who loves and zealously supports and defends his or her country.

[edit] Derived terms

• patriotic
• patriotism
• Patriot missile

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• patriot in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

patriot m. (plural patriotten)

1. patriot

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Noun

patrìot m. (Cyrillic spelling патрѝот)

1. patriot

[edit] Declension

[edit] Synonyms

• rȍdoljūb
• dȍmoljūb