as in nationalistic
having or showing love and support for one's country
hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture
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With his penchant for 19th Century patriotic poetry and Mussolini-era writers and philosophers, Sangiuliano’s appointment sparked unease among the country’s mainly centre-left to leftist leaning film and TV professionals.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
This looks set to climax in the series as in history in 1456 when Hunyadi won a bloody Battle of Belgrade against a vast Ottoman force twice the size of his troops who were sometimes armed with just slings and patriotic fervor.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
The convention tickets this year were awfully patriotic.
—Claire Jerry, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
Throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics, several American attendees have worn their own interpretations of patriotic dressing.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Aug. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
This looks set to climax in the series as in history in 1456 when Hunyadi won a bloody Battle of Belgrade against a vast Ottoman force twice the size of his troops who were sometimes armed with just slings and patriotic fervor.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
The convention tickets this year were awfully patriotic.
—Claire Jerry, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024
Throughout the 2024 Paris Olympics, several American attendees have worn their own interpretations of patriotic dressing.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Patriotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patriotic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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