Definitions for fatherland
ˈfɑ ðərˌlændfa·ther·land

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother country, country of origin, native landnoun

   the country where you were born

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fatherlandnoun

   The country of one's ancestors.

2. fatherlandnoun

   The country of one's birth, origin.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fatherland

   A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic nationalist connotations. A homeland may also be referred to as a fatherland, a motherland, or a mother country, depending on the culture and language of the nationality in question.

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1. fatherland

   A fatherland is a person's native country or homeland; the nation one identifies with, either by birth or heritage. The term is often associated with a sense of pride, nostalgia, or affection. It is analogous to other terms like motherland or homeland that are also used to describe a person's country of origin or nationality.

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1. Fatherlandnoun

   one's native land; the native land of one's fathers or ancestors

2. Etymology: [Imitated fr. D. vaderland. See Father, and Land.]

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1. Fatherland

   Fatherland is the nation of one's "fathers", "forefathers" or "patriarchs". It can be viewed as a nationalist concept, insofar as it relates to nations.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fatherland in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fatherland in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of fatherland in a Sentence

1. Helen Keller:

   I look upon the whole world as my fatherland, and every war has to me the horror of a family fued.

2. James Joyce:

   I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I allow myself to use --silence, exile and cunning.

3. Wilfred Owen, Poem: Dulce et Decorum est.:

   Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori. (Sweet and fitting it is to die for the fatherland)

4. Vladimir Putin:

   We are meeting with you on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, in this phrase, in these words, there is something powerful, huge, I would say, mystical and holy.

5. Jenny Capador:

   It wasn't him : I'm 100 % sure of the innocence of my brother and his comrades, my brother is an honorable man, he's always been an excellent brother, son and father to his two sons. He served 20 years in the Army, since he was 18. He had a dream of being a warrior, of serving the fatherland and help our country achieve peace.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fatherland
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fatherland
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatherland
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatherland
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fatherland