having or expressing a great love of your country 爱国的 a patriotic man who served his country well 为国尽忠的爱国者 patriotic songs 爱国歌曲 The party framed its message in unashamedly patriotic language. 这个政党满口爱国之词，毫无羞愧之色。
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek patriōtikos ‘relating to a fellow countryman’, from patrios ‘of one's fathers’, from patris ‘fatherland’.