patriot

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun one who loves and defends his or her country

Etymology

From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

nationalist

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
national
Narrower (hyponyms)
chauvinist

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