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1. Steadfast in allegiance or duty
   "loyal subjects"; "loyal friends stood by him"
    
2. Unwavering in devotion to friend, vow or cause
   "loyal supporters";
   - firm, truehearted, fast
    
3. Inspired by love for your country
   "British nationalism was in the air and loyal sentiments ran high";
   - patriotic

Derived forms: loyalest, loyaler

See also: allegiant, chauvinistic, doglike, faithful, flag-waving, hardcore, hard-core, jingoistic, leal [UK, archaic], liege, loyalty, nationalistic, superpatriotic, true-blue, trueness, ultranationalistic

Antonym: disloyal

Encyclopedia: Loyal, WI