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
The sympathizers range from Mr. Sarkozy’s Gaullist center right, with its simmering resentment of American power in Europe and admiration for strong leaders, to Marine Le Pen’s far right, enamored of Mr. Putin’s stand for family, faith and fatherland against a supposedly decadent West.
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Roger Cohen, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
Russian soldiers have been indoctrinated by state propaganda that depicts Ukrainians as Nazis and as traitors to the fatherland.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 15 July 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
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Roger Cohen, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
Russian soldiers have been indoctrinated by state propaganda that depicts Ukrainians as Nazis and as traitors to the fatherland.
—The Week Staff, The Week, 15 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherland
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Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
16 Jan. 2026
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According to Odette, in recent years, Congress and government agencies have focused on the number of homes owned rather than the investor's total assets or investment strategy.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African country through DNA testing.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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Our country is built on immigrants.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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The president lied about it and the vice president and homeland security secretary swear to it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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This defiance has rallied Danes behind her, though critics have questioned her ability to defend the homeland.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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