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patriot

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pa·tri·ot / ˈpātrēət/ • n. 1. a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors. 2. (Patriot) trademark an automated surface-to-air missile system designed for early detection and interception of missiles or aircraft. ∎ a missile deployed in this system. DERIVATIVES: pa·tri·ot·ism / -ˌtizəm/ n.

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patriot

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

patriot †compatriot XVI; (orig., as in F., with commendatory adj.) one whose ruling passion is the love of his country XVII. — F. patriote — late L. patriōta — Gr. patriṓtēs, f. pátrios of one's fathers, patris fatherland, sb. use of adj. ‘ancestral’, f. patḗr, patr- FATHER; see -OT.
So patriotic XVII. — late L. — Gr. patriōtikós. patriotism XVIII.

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patriot

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

patriot n.
1. a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors.

2. Patriot MIM-104 trademark a modern surface-to-air missile, first developed in the 1970s as an antiaircraft weapon and adapted in the 1980s to defend against ballistic missiles as well. It was used extensively in the Persian Gulf War (1991).

3. a missile deployed in this system.
patriotism n.

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patriot

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

patriot •peart •immediate, intermediate •idiot •collegiate, intercollegiate •orgeat • Eliot • affiliate •foliate, trifoliate •aculeate, Juliet •Uniate • opiate •chariot, Harriet, Judas Iscariot, lariat, Marryat •compatriot, expatriate, patriot •heriot, Herriot •commissariat, lumpenproletariat, proletariat, salariat, secretariat, vicariate •inebriate • Cypriot •baccalaureate, laureate, professoriate •appropriate • licentiate • satiate •initiate, novitiate, patriciate •associate • cruciate • Cheviot • soviet •roseate •Byatt, diet, quiet, riot, ryot, Wyatt •inchoate •Ewart, Stewart •Verwoerd •graduate, undergraduate •attenuate • situate •abbot, Cabot •Albert • lambert • Egbert • Delbert •filbert, Gilbert •halibut • celibate • Robert • Osbert •Norbert •Hubert, Schubert •Humbert • Cuthbert •burbot, Herbert, sherbet, turbot •Frankfort • effort • comfort

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