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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for fatherland
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Noun
  • Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • When his high fly ball crossed into Toronto’s home bullpen, Guerrero earned his first playoff homer.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other countries like Russia, China and Syria limit access to VPNs and what VPN providers can operate in their countries.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With United Nations climate talks around the corner in November, Rockström and other researchers hope leaders in countries around the world will incorporate scientific perspectives about the food system into their national policies.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As a young mother, Goldberg-Polin was back in her biblical homeland, with her family, on an adventure.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The ruling especially makes those with no other lawful pathways vulnerable to deportation to a homeland in turmoil so extreme the federal government opted to grant TPS in the first place.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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