Patriotism Definition & Meaning

patriotism
noun
  1. love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; "they rode the same wave of popular patriotism"; "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high"

"Patriotism" in song lyrics

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  • "Plan to overthrow your minds with packaged patriotism"
    Alexipharmic — Fox News
  • "Half-hearted patriotism"
    Algorithm — Suffer Great Nation
  • "of the free trade and forced patriotism"
    Capital D — Culture of Terrorism

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