fatherland
one's native country.
the land of one's ancestors.
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How to use fatherland in a sentence
I will transmit my fatherland not diminished but greater and better than before.
Hoplite: The Remarkable Citizen-Soldier of Ancient Greece | Dattatreya Mandal | August 2, 2022 | Realm of HistoryDefense of “God, fatherland and family” and pledges to keep migrants out will likely feature in her campaign speeches.
The third friend, who is English, teases them with amused annoyance, though he’s unsure of what to make of his best friend’s belligerent devotion to the fatherland.
Historical Drama Munich: The Edge of War Is the Ultimate Dad Movie—In the Best Way | Stephanie Zacharek | January 21, 2022 | TimeThroughout the late 1960s and 1970s, many old Nazis managed discreetly to trickle back to what they regarded as the fatherland.
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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom his revolutionary comrades in Cuba, he borrowed the slogan “patria, socialismo o muerte”—fatherland, socialism or death.
The fatherland is a shambles, Bolivarian socialism has failed, and Comandante Chávez is dead.
As he said, when he made his speech from the balcony, he hoped that German swords should only be drawn to protect the fatherland.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianFor it might happen even to a vicious man to save his fatherland, or to feel pleasure in seeing it saved by some690 other.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)"That is merely my official conception of my obligation to the fatherland," he said quietly.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsA musician would sing an air, and a quiet German would be led to speak of his life in the fatherland.
Girls and Women | Harriet E. Paine (AKA E. Chester}And, Trim, he is a brave soldier; you see he has fought for his fatherland and has been sorely wounded.
Laurence Sterne in Germany | Harvey Waterman Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for fatherland
/ (ˈfɑːðəˌlænd) /
a person's native country
the country of a person's ancestors
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