as in home
the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship
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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Recent Examples of fatherland
But another side of me believed in order, discipline and the fatherland.
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Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 10 June 2023
So the military sent diggers to cut roads into the forest and encouraged people to go down them and plant a flag for the fatherland.
—Andrew Downie, Time, 3 Dec. 2022
The film’s hero, Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer), is a student who, three years into the war, enlists in the Imperial German Army to fight for the fatherland.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2022
Thousands of admirers of Jaguarina went out to see the great swordswoman measure blades with her skillful antagonist while the stalwart Captain Wiedermann, of many battles, attracted a legion of representatives of the far-off Teutonic fatherland....
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
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Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 10 June 2023
So the military sent diggers to cut roads into the forest and encouraged people to go down them and plant a flag for the fatherland.
—Andrew Downie, Time, 3 Dec. 2022
The film’s hero, Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer), is a student who, three years into the war, enlists in the Imperial German Army to fight for the fatherland.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2022
Thousands of admirers of Jaguarina went out to see the great swordswoman measure blades with her skillful antagonist while the stalwart Captain Wiedermann, of many battles, attracted a legion of representatives of the far-off Teutonic fatherland....
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherland
Noun
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The walkout lower level includes a full home gym and sauna.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Thankfully, it was extinguished just prior to the Tennessee Titans losing their 2019 home opener to the rival Indianapolis Colts.—
Gentry Estes,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
Noun
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The program will be attended by 63 up-and-coming film professionals, drawn from 17 countries.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
2 Aug. 2025
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President Trump signed a proclamation in June to ban or partly ban citizens from 19 countries including Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela from entering the U.S. for national security concerns.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In December 2023, tribal leaders returned to their homelands from a reservation in northern Oklahoma to purchase and reclaim Red Mountain — also known as Sugarloaf Mountain — a highly sacred spot in Milam County, northeast of Austin.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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President Trump will conclude his four-day trip to his ancestral homeland of Scotland on Tuesday.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
28 July 2025
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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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