patriotism
Love of one's countryLove of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
» Don't question my patriotism.
Не треба піддавати сумніву мій патріотизм.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
Patriotismus
патриоти́змpatriotízm
патріоти́змpatriotýzm
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
(countable, uncountable)The actions of a patriot.
(countable, uncountable)The desire to compete sharply with, and perhaps also dominate, other nations; nationalism.
Near-synonyms: chauvinism, superpatriotism
Examples
30 sentencesDon't question my patriotism.
Не треба піддавати сумніву мій патріотизм. — deniko
Tom doesn't know the difference between patriotism and chauvinism.
deTom kennt nicht den Unterschied zwischen Patriotismus und Chauvinismus. — al_ex_an_der
How dare you question my patriotism!
deWie kannst du es wagen, meinen Patriotismus in Frage zu stellen! — Waldelfe
The spirit of patriotism has its source in the love of the family.
ruДух патриотизма берет свое начало в семейной любви. — Tretiz
deDer Geist des Patriotismus hat seinen Ursprung in der Liebe zur Familie. — quicksanddiver
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Патріотизм — останній прихисток негідників. — deniko
ruПатриотизм - последнее прибежище негодяя. — marafon
deDer Patriotismus ist die letzte Zuflucht eines Schurken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: patriotisms| Singular | patriotism |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it:nationalism
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable