patriot

patriot
/pay"tree euht, -ot'/ or, esp. Brit., /pa"tree euht/, n.
1. a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
2. a person who regards himself or herself as a defender, esp. of individual rights, against presumed interference by the federal government.
3. (cap.) Mil. a U.S. Army antiaircraft missile with a range of 37 mi. (60 km) and a 200-lb. (90 kg) warhead, launched from a tracked vehicle with radar and computer guidance and fire control.
[1590-1600; < MF patriote < LL patriota < Gk patriótes fellow-countryman, lineage member]

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  • Patriot — Sm std. (16. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. patriote (auch: Landsmann ), dieses aus l. patriōta Landsmann , dieses aus gr. patriṓtēs, zu gr. pátrios vaterländisch, väterlich , zu gr. patriā f. Volk, Abstammung , zu gr. patḗr Stammvater,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • patriot — (n.) 1590s, compatriot, from M.Fr. patriote (15c.), from L.L. patriota fellow countryman (6c.), from Gk. patriotes fellow countryman, from patrios of one s fathers, patris fatherland, from pater (gen. patros) father, with otes, suffix expressing… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Patriot — Patriot  в переводе с англ.: патриот, в качестве имени собственного может означать: Пэтриот  зенитный ракетный комплекс Patriot  фирма (производит флаш накопители) Patriot развлекательный интернет канал …   Википедия

  • Patriot — Patriot, IN U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 108 Land area (2000): 0.222781 sq. miles (0.577001 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.037535 sq. miles (0.097216 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.260316 sq. miles (0.674217 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Patriot, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 202 Housing Units (2000): 108 Land area (2000): 0.222781 sq. miles (0.577001 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.037535 sq. miles (0.097216 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.260316 sq. miles (0.674217 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • patriot — patrìot (patriȍt) m DEFINICIJA 1. onaj koji voli domovinu i narod; rodoljub, domoljub 2. reg. onaj koji je iz istog kraja; zemljak ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Patriot ← fr. patriote ← lat. patriota ← grč. patriṓtēs: sunarodnjak, pripadnik roda …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Patriot — Pa tri*ot, a. Becoming to a patriot; patriotic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patriot — (v. lat.), 1) ein Landeseingeborener; 2) ein mit Innigkeit an seinem Vaterlande hängender u. diese demselben durch zuvorkommende u. mit Freiheit geleistete Dienste bethätigender Staatsbürger; diese Bethätigung als eine der edelsten Tugenden heißt …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Patrĭot — Patrĭot, s. Patriotismus …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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