fatherland

[ fah-th er-land ]

/ ˈfɑ ðərˌlænd /

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noun

one's native country.

the land of one's ancestors.

Nearby words

father time, father's day, father, forgive them, for they know not what they do, father-in-law, fatherhood, fatherland, fatherless, fatherly, fathogram, fathom, fathometer

Origin of fatherland

First recorded in 1615–25; father + land

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Examples from the Web for fatherland

Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, many old Nazis managed discreetly to trickle back to what they regarded as the Fatherland.
Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia|Guy Walters|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For his loyal work on behalf of Putin, Zharov was duly awarded for his “service to the Fatherland.”
Meet the Censors, Propagandists and Outright Liars Who Won Putin’s Pulitzers|James Kirchick|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lieut. Wilhelm Winter says at the outset that he is fighting for the Fatherland, but by 1941 he is fighting for the Fuhrer.
‘Generation War’ Lets World War II Germans Off Too Easily|Jack Schwartz|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From his revolutionary comrades in Cuba, he borrowed the slogan “patria, socialismo o muerte”—fatherland, socialism or death.
Hugo Chávez Dead at 58: Good Riddance!|Michael Moynihan|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The fatherland is a shambles, Bolivarian socialism has failed, and Comandante Chávez is dead.
Hugo Chávez Dead at 58: Good Riddance!|Michael Moynihan|March 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Every land is considered with reference to the fatherland, other known lands, the equator, and the poles.
The School System of Norway|David Allen Anderson
It was kept by a Pomeranian, and the waiters, without exception, were from the Fatherland.
A Bundle of Letters|Henry James
Because we consider it the best protection against every attack on the Fatherland.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2|Various
We must co-operate for the good of the Fatherland, no matter who and where we are.
The German Emperor as Shown in his Public Utterances|Christian Gauss
Poems—among them some of the Songs of the Fatherland learned by heart.
The School System of Norway|David Allen Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for fatherland

fatherland

/ (ˈfɑːðəˌlænd) /

noun

a person's native country

the country of a person's ancestors

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