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patriotic

adjective as in devoted

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When the current president of the United States is spearheading a whitewashing of American history with the goal of establishing a “patriotic” version, the series’ arrival seems especially timely.

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Dedicating the award to "all the youth of Latin America" he added: "There are many ways of being patriotic and defending our homelands. We chose music."

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His government also increased funding for so-called patriotic education, focused on teaching basic military skills and a historical narrative that whitewashes Russia’s past.

This is a popular and admirably patriotic idea, but to my mind a mostly misguided one.

He ends on a patriotic note, writing: "I love Ukraine very much and am happy to have the honour of being an officer in its armed forces."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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