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patriotic

 
 
/ˌpeɪtriˈɒtɪk/ adjective

Translation

showing love for your country and pride in it
vatansever, yurtsever
patriotic duty a patriotic song654420
patriotism
 
 
/ˈpeɪtriətɪzm/ noun [U]
when you love your country and are proud of it
vatanseverlik, yurtseverlik
654420
(Definition of patriotic adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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