patriotism

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪtɹi.əˌtɪzəm/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

Etymology

From patriot + -ism.

In classic literature

Synonyms

nationalism

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
loyalty
Narrower (hyponyms)
chauvinism, americanism

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