Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive or fanatical patriotism; chauvinism.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective prenominal fanatically patriotic; same as
chauvinistic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
- adjective fanatically patriotic
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Examples
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But the 300 to 400 American flag-waving, Sarah-worshiping attendees were there to back their boy.
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But the 300 to 400 American flag-waving, Sarah-worshiping attendees were there to back their boy.
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Germans have become more comfortable with displays of patriotism in recent years -- illustrated notably by their enthusiastic flag-waving during the 2006 football World Cup, which Germany hosted.
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But the 300 to 400 American flag-waving, Sarah-worshiping attendees were there to back their boy.
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But the 300 to 400 American flag-waving, Sarah-worshiping attendees were there to back their boy.
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Thousands of flag-waving fans flocked to Tokyo's Narita Airport Tuesday to welcome Japan's women's football soccer players on their return home as the nation's first World Cup champions.
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The latest report coincides with a massive pro-Assad demonstrations today in the capital, Damascus, where thousands of flag-waving Syrians jammed the central square.
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Both ITV and the Beeb devoted rather too much time to the flag-waving hordes outside.
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Thousands of flag-waving fans flocked to Tokyo's Narita Airport Tuesday to welcome Japan's women's football soccer players on their return home as the nation's first World Cup champions.
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But the 300 to 400 American flag-waving, Sarah-worshiping attendees were there to back their boy.
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