Patriotismus
/patʁi̯oˈtɪsmʊs/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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A distinction worth making carefully: Patriotismus is love and pride in one's country; Nationalismus goes further, implying a belief in one's nation's superiority over others. Often wrongly treated as synonyms.
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English
Worth distinguishing: patriotism is pride in one's country; nationalism often implies a more aggressive, exclusionary ideology — not synonyms, though often confused.
Practice
1 What does Patriotismus mean?
patriotism
2 Fill the gap: Er zeigte großen ___.
Full sentence: Er zeigte großen Patriotismus. (He showed great patriotism.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Patriotismus?
Patriotismus: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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