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patriotic (adj.)
1650s, "of one's own country," from French
patriotique
or directly from Late Latin
patrioticus
, from Greek
patriotikos
, from
patriotes
(see
patriot
). Meaning "loyal, supporting one's own country" is from 1757. Related:
Patriotical
.
