Thesaurus results for FATHERLAND

fatherland

noun

ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌland

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. —

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 See All Example Sentences for fatherland

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After Arakawa and Hackman were found dead, officials conducted an environmental assessment of their home that found evidence of rodents and rodent feces around their property, according to a copy of the report obtained by USA TODAY in April 2025.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The ball bounced behind him to Taylor Walls, but the Rays shortstop couldn’t field it cleanly, either, allowing Story to break for home and beat the throw.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026