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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, a.
Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, n. [F. patriote; cf Sp patriota, It
patriotto all fr Gr ? a fellow-countryman, fr ?
established by forefathers, fr ? father. See {Father}.]
One who loves his country, and zealously supports its
authority and interests. --Bp. Hall.
Such tears as patriots shaed for dying laws. --Pope.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
patriot
n : one who loves and defends his or her country [syn: {nationalist}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Patriot, IN (town, FIPS 58392)
Location: 38.83815 N, 84.82782 W
Population (1990): 190 (86 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47038
Patriot, OH
Zip code(s): 45658
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to
those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.
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