Patriot
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Patriot or Patriots may refer to patriotism, as well as one of several other things.
Groups
- Patriot (American Revolution), one who supported the American cause in the American Revolutionary War.
- Patriots (faction), the group opposed to the Orangists in the United Provinces in the 17th century.
- The Patriots, a secret society in the Metal Gear video game series
- Les Patriotes, those who supported independence for what is now Québec, Canada, during the Lower Canada Rebellion; the party supporting responsible government for Lower Canada was known as the Parti Patriote.
- Christian Patriot movement in the United States.
- several political parties called the Patriot Party or Patriotic Party
- Patriot Scientific corporation ( http://PatriotScientific.com ) develops microprocessors.
Military
- Patriot War of 1837–1838, a campaign in the eastern Michigan area of the United States and the Windsor, Ontario area of Canada.
- MIM-104 Patriot, a missile system.
- USS Patriot, a U.S. Navy ship.
Newspapers
- California Patriot, a conservative student magazine of the University of California, Berkeley.
- The Lebanon Patriot, a now-defunct American newspaper published weekly at Lebanon, Ohio.
Observances
- Patriot Day, a U.S. day of remembrance for those killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
- Patriot's Day (sometimes spelled "Patriots' Day" or without the apostrophe) is a holiday in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, Maine, and Wisconsin.
Places
- Patriot, Indiana, a town in the U.S.
- Patriot Stadium, a soccer stadium in El Paso, Texas,
Sports teams
- New England Patriots, an American football team of the National Football League, based in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
- George Mason University, the name given to the athletics teams from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
- El Paso Patriots, a soccer team of the USL Premier Development League, based in El Paso, Texas.
- Fayetteville Patriots, a basketball team of the National Basketball Development League team, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- Ozark Patriots, a baseball team based in Ozark, Alabama.
- Somerset Patriots, a minor league baseball team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School Patriots, a high school in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
Other
- LMS Patriot Class, a class of express passenger steam locomotive.
- USA PATRIOT Act, an act of federal legislation in the United States.
- Patriot (comics), two separate fictional comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe.
- Patriot Roller Coaster is the roller coaster in Worlds of Fun.
Films
- The Patriot (1916 film)
- The Patriot (1917 film)
- The Patriot (1928 film), a biographical film about Paul I of Russia
- The Patriot (1996 film)
- The Patriot (1998 film), a Steven Seagal action film
- The Patriot (2000 film), a Mel Gibson film about the American Revolutionary War
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