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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Israel has struck sites in Beirut's suburbs and issued a blanket warning for residents south of the Litani River -- an area in southern Lebanon stretching to the border with Israel -- to evacuate their homes, but had not previously issued a blanket evacuation order for Beirut's southern suburbs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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The film was a commercial hit and solidified Universal Pictures’ reputation as the home of horror.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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But some Iranian Americans fear that their native country could descend into chaos, as Iraq did after the 2003 American invasion.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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This issue will keep getting worse — and lost dollars will continue to grow — if our country’s leaders fail to implement smart policies to prevent scams.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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While designing these workshops, Tejeda considered immigrants who haven’t seen their homelands in many years.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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While more backdrop than engine, the tensions many Iranians feel between love for homeland and hatred for regime were evident just the same, via a host of characters in both shows.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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