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
  • Last week, Reuters reported that Pulte’s own father and stepmother had declared two homes in two different states as their primary residence, prompting a town in Michigan to remove a tax exemption for their home there and charge the couple for back taxes.
    Chris Prentice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Ramón Laureano got Machado home and Sheets to third on a groundout, and a walk by Merrill brought O’Hearn to the plate as the potential tying run.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Neural highways that once buzzed with activity are becoming quiet country roads, rarely traveled and slowly overgrown.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This administration is trying to thrust our country into turmoil in order to reap power for themselves.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With Play, Sheeran will hope to extend his perfect streak in his homeland and Australia, where all of his studio albums have topped the national charts, including his most recent effort, 2023’s Autumn Variations.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Continue reading … STRIKING BACK – Hegseth makes homeland security top mission in first interview as secretary of war.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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