adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/pæt.ɹiˈɒ.tɪk/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a patriotic statesman
a patriotic song
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A postage stamp, Civil War token, etc. bearing a patriotic design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
inspired by love for your country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: loyal
Antonyms: unpatriotic
History
Etymology
From French patriotique, from Late Latin patriōticus, from Ancient Greek πατριωτικός (patriōtikós), from πατριώτης (patriṓtēs), equivalent to patriot + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
patriotik
— inspired by patriotism
Albanian:
atdhedashës
— inspired by patriotism
Arabic:
وَطَنِيّ
(waṭaniyy)
— inspired by patriotism
Armenian:
հայրենասիրական
(hayrenasirakan)
— inspired by patriotism
Azerbaijani:
vətənpərvərlik
— inspired by patriotism
Belarusian:
патрыяты́чны
(patryjatýčny)
— inspired by patriotism
Bengali:
স্বদেশভক্তিপূর্ণ
(śodeśobhoktipurno)
— inspired by patriotism
Bengali:
স্বদেশহিতৈষী
(śodeśhitōiśi)
— inspired by patriotism
Bengali:
স্বদেশপ্রেমিক
(śodeśopremik)
— inspired by patriotism
Bengali:
স্বদেশপ্রেমী
(śodeśopremi)
— inspired by patriotism
Bulgarian:
патриоти́чен
(patriotíčen)
— inspired by patriotism
Catalan:
patriòtic
— inspired by patriotism
Chinese Cantonese:
愛國 /爱国
(oi3 gwok3)
— inspired by patriotism
Chinese Mandarin:
愛國的 /爱国的
(àiguó de)
— inspired by patriotism
Czech:
vlastenecký
— inspired by patriotism
Danish:
patriotisk
— inspired by patriotism
Dutch:
patriottisch
— inspired by patriotism
Esperanto:
patriota
— inspired by patriotism
Estonian:
patriootiline
— inspired by patriotism
Estonian:
patriootlik
— inspired by patriotism
Estonian:
isamaaline
— inspired by patriotism
Finnish:
isänmaallinen
— inspired by patriotism
Finnish:
patrioottinen
— inspired by patriotism
French:
patriotique
— inspired by patriotism
Galician:
patriótico
— inspired by patriotism
Galician:
patriota
— inspired by patriotism
Georgian:
პატრიოტული
(ṗaṭrioṭuli)
— inspired by patriotism
Georgian:
მამულიშვილური
(mamulišviluri)
— inspired by patriotism
German:
patriotisch
— inspired by patriotism
Greek:
πατριωτικός
(patriotikós)
— inspired by patriotism
Hebrew:
פַּטרִיוֹטִי
(patriyoti)
— inspired by patriotism
Hindi:
देशभक्तिपूर्ण
(deśbhaktipūrṇ)
— inspired by patriotism
Hungarian:
hazafias
— inspired by patriotism
Indonesian:
patriotik
— inspired by patriotism
Italian:
patriottico
— inspired by patriotism
Japanese:
愛国の
(aikoku no)
— inspired by patriotism
Kazakh:
отансүйгіштік
(otansüigıştık)
— inspired by patriotism
Kazakh:
отаншылдық
(otanşyldyq)
— inspired by patriotism
Kazakh:
патриоттық
(patriottyq)
— inspired by patriotism
Khmer:
ស្នេហាជាតិ
(snaehaa ciət)
— inspired by patriotism
Korean:
애국의
(aegugui)
— inspired by patriotism
Northern Kurdish:
welatperwer
— inspired by patriotism
Northern Kurdish:
welatparêz
— inspired by patriotism
Kyrgyz:
патриоттук
(patriottuk)
— inspired by patriotism
Lao:
ຮັກຊາດ
(hak sāt)
— inspired by patriotism
Latvian:
patriotisks
— inspired by patriotism
Latvian:
patriotiskais
— inspired by patriotism
Lithuanian:
patriotinis
— inspired by patriotism
Lithuanian:
patriotiškas
— inspired by patriotism
Macedonian:
патрио́тски
(patriótski)
— inspired by patriotism
Malay:
patriotik
— inspired by patriotism
Māori:
tāmauwhenua
— inspired by patriotism
Mongolian:
эх оронч
(ex oronč)
— inspired by patriotism
Mongolian:
эх орны
(ex orny)
— inspired by patriotism
Mongolian:
эх орончийн
(ex orončiin)
— inspired by patriotism
Norwegian Bokmål:
patriotisk
— inspired by patriotism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
patriotisk
— inspired by patriotism
Persian:
میهنپرست
(mihan-parast)
— inspired by patriotism
Persian:
میهندوست
(mihan-dôst)
— inspired by patriotism
Persian:
وطنپرست
(vatan-parast)
— inspired by patriotism
Polish:
patriotyczny
— inspired by patriotism
Portuguese:
patriota
— inspired by patriotism
Portuguese:
patriótico
— inspired by patriotism
Romanian:
patriotic
— inspired by patriotism
Russian:
патриоти́ческий
(patriotíčeskij)
— inspired by patriotism
Serbo-Croatian:
патрѝотскӣ
— inspired by patriotism
Serbo-Croatian:
ро̏дољӯбан
— inspired by patriotism
Serbo-Croatian:
patrìotskī
— inspired by patriotism
Serbo-Croatian:
rȍdoljūban
— inspired by patriotism
Slovak:
vlastenecký
— inspired by patriotism
Slovene:
domoljuben
— inspired by patriotism
Slovene:
patriotski
— inspired by patriotism
Slovene:
rodoljuben
— inspired by patriotism
Spanish:
patriótico
— inspired by patriotism
Spanish:
patriota
— inspired by patriotism
Swedish:
patriotisk
— inspired by patriotism
Tagalog:
makabansa
— inspired by patriotism
Tajik:
ватандӯстӣ
(vatandüsti)
— inspired by patriotism
Tajik:
ватанпарастӣ
(vatanparasti)
— inspired by patriotism
Thai:
รักชาติ
(rák-châat)
— inspired by patriotism
Turkish:
vatansever
— inspired by patriotism
Turkish:
yurtsever
— inspired by patriotism
Turkmen:
watançylyk
— inspired by patriotism
Ukrainian:
патріоти́чний
(patriotýčnyj)
— inspired by patriotism
Urdu:
مُحِب وَطَن
(muhibb-e vatan)
— inspired by patriotism
Urdu:
وَطَن دوسْت
— inspired by patriotism
Uyghur:
ۋەتەنپەرۋەرلىك
(wetenperwerlik)
— inspired by patriotism
Uzbek:
vatanparvarlik
— inspired by patriotism
Vietnamese:
yêu nước
— inspired by patriotism
Vietnamese:
ái quốc
— inspired by patriotism
Volapük:
lomänälik
— inspired by patriotism
Yiddish:
פּאַטריאָטיש
(patryotish)
— inspired by patriotism