fatherland
Americannoun
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a person's native country
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the country of a person's ancestors
Etymology
Origin of fatherland
Example Sentences
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There was nothing else but themselves they could dedicate themselves to—no patria, no fatherland, no nation as yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
"We are strongly motivated to defend our fatherland, and this is the best remedy for fear," he said.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023
A new ideology extols the Orthodox Church, the fatherland, the family and the “the spiritual over the material.”
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
On social media, he wrote that a father should teach his sons how to protect their family, people and fatherland.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022
No, unfortunately they had never been to the fatherland.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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