English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "patriot" is 'n persoon wat hul land en sy belange met oorgawe en lojaliteit liefhet, ondersteun en verdedig. Dit kan ook verwys na iemand wat hul regering en sy beleid kragtig ondersteun of aktief betrokke is by die bevordering van die welstand van hul land en medeburgers. Die term "patriotisme" word dikwels gebruik om hierdie gevoel of sentiment van liefde, toewyding en lojaliteit teenoor 'n mens se land te beskryf.

Synonyms

  1. nationalist

Sentence Examples

  1. What is the price-current of an honest man and patriot today?
  2. The Courier and Argus was full of news from the war in America and the captivity of the Italian patriot Garibaldi.
  3. This man was more than a spy in his foul way he had been a patriot.
  4. Elizabeth wore a fashionable, loose red jacket that showed support for Garibaldi, the Italian patriot, although Watters thought the man little better than a bandit.
  5. Far more pragmatist than patriot, his greatest fear was a worthy opponent unmasking him.