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deshbhakt en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi देशभक्त (deśbhakt, “patriot”, literally “country worshipper”).

Meanings

1. (India) A patriot, nationalist.
   • Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon bombing case, now elected Member of Parliament, sprung to declare Godse a deshbhakt, a patriot. 2019 May 31, Sucheta Mahajan, “Godse as Deshbhakt: The New Normal”, in Firstpost:
   • even if your Aadhaar mentions India, twitter deshbhakts will call you Paxtani if your account shows based in South Asia 2026 May 25, @anubhav__tweets, X (post):
   • This is a classic formulation that has been popular with the BJP crowd since the Jan Sangh days — invoking the anti-Pakistan sentiment, appropriating the nationalist deshbhakt to his side and attributing cowardice and lack of will to defend the national honour to the other side, the Congress. 2015, Harish Khare, How Modi Won It: Notes from the 2014 Election, Hachette India, →ISBN:

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