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Adjective: patriotic  ,pey-tree'ó-tik [N. Amer], ,pa-tree'ó-tik or ,pey-tree'ó-tik [Brit]
  1. Inspired by love for your country
    "British nationalism was in the air and patriotic sentiments ran high";
    - loyal

See also: chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, loyal, nationalistic, superpatriotic, ultranationalistic

Antonym: unpatriotic

Encyclopedia: Patriotic