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fatherland

noun
fa·​ther·​land | \ ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌland How to pronounce fatherland (audio) \

Definition of fatherland

1 : the native land or country of one's father or ancestors
2 : one's native land or country

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Examples of fatherland in a Sentence

though they had lived in their adopted country for many years, the immigrant families never broke their ties with the fatherland entirely

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At one point there’s an extravagant expiration montage, as one fictional, suffering Reich martyr after another dies on camera, for the fatherland. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'Hitler's Hollywood': Taking inventory of the Nazi dream factory," 10 May 2018 The bond between America’s most substantial ethnic minority and the national sport of their fatherland is as tight as El Tri’s backline. — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, "Downtown SA once again becomes Ground Zero for Mexican soccer," 30 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of fatherland

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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fatherland

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English Language Learners Definition of fatherland

: the country where you were born or where your family came from

fatherland

noun
fa·​ther·​land | \ ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌland How to pronounce fatherland (audio) \

Kids Definition of fatherland

: the land of a person's birth

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