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noun
- 1. a person's native country, especially when referred to in patriotic terms: "those whom many considered traitors to the fatherland"
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FATHERLAND definition: 1. the country in which you were born, or the country with which you feel most connected 2. the…. Learn more.
1. : the native land or country of one's father or ancestors. 2. : one's native land or country. Synonyms. country. homeland. mother country. motherland. sod. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of fatherland in a Sentence.
noun [ C usually singular ] us / ˈfɑː.ðɚ.lænd / uk / ˈfɑː.ðə.lænd / Add to word list. the country in which you were born, or the country with which you feel most connected. Synonym. homeland. Compare. mother country. motherland. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Countries, nationalities & continents: country & nation.
Fatherland definition: one's native country.. See examples of FATHERLAND used in a sentence.
If someone is very proud of the country where they or their ancestors were born, they sometimes refer to it as the fatherland.
/ˌfæðərˈlænd/ /ˈfɑðəlænd/ IPA guide. Other forms: fatherlands. Definitions of fatherland. noun. the country where you were born. synonyms: country of origin, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Fatherland."
Define fatherland. fatherland synonyms, fatherland pronunciation, fatherland translation, English dictionary definition of fatherland. n. 1. One's native land. 2. The land of one's ancestors. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton...
Definition of fatherland noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
fatherland. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fa‧ther‧land /ˈfɑːðəlænd $ -ðər-/ noun [ singular] the place where someone or their family was born → mother country, motherland Examples from the Corpus fatherland • He remained faithful to his fatherland right to the end.
: the country where you were born or where your family came from — usually singular. He fought to protect his fatherland. — often used with the. Her grandmother told them stories of the fatherland. Fatherland can refer to any country, but it is often associated especially with Germany. — compare motherland.
