Statriotic Edit Meaning

1.

sta.tri.ot.ic (STAY-tree-o-tic)

-adjective

The quality of being loyal or devoted to a state; having the characteristics of a statriot.

I am proud to be a Cornhusker. I am a statriotic Nebraskan.

See see, statriot, statriotism, statriotically, patriotic

2.

adj. having the characteristics or qualities of a statriot or statriotism; describing someone whose love of their home state will cause them to support or defend its reputation or interests often far beyond reason. (2006-d.f. < marnieism orig. in reference Australian Rules Football fans, state-ree-ot-ik.)

Marnie: How can you barrack for Collingwood!?!

Liz: ...after West Coast, then Essendon...

Jen: Yeah, Brisbane is my second favourite team, after Essendon...

Ryan: I follow all ten Victorian teams, before I follow any interstate teams.

Jen: Really?

Marnie: Yeah, Victorians can be really statriotic when it comes to football...

See statriotism, statriot, ethnocentric

3.

The state of being loyal, even fiercely so, to the state in which you reside.

This may even surpass one's love of nation in favor of one's love of state.

The noun forms are statriot and statriotism.

New Yorkers are especially statriotic among citizens of the U.S.

See Aquila