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What does patriotism mean?

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Noun
  1. Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.
  2. The actions of a patriot
  3. The desire to compete with other nations; nationalism.
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The world would be a much better place if today's washed-up actresses saw patriotism as the route to respectability.
Their patriotism, more in evidence then than it is today, was not in question.
Politicians of all persuasions are calling for national unity and patriotism.
Furthermore, this portrait symbolizes the patriotism felt in this country with the three American flags waving in the background.
Ady's poems became required reading joylessly recited by generations of Hungarian schoolchildren in bombastic voices of patriotism.
Isn't this about the potential compatibility or incompatibility of paganism and jingoism, not patriotism at all?

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