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
But another side of me believed in order, discipline and the fatherland.
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Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 10 June 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
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Nicholas Casey, New York Times, 10 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatherland
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Reaction to President Donald Trump's new travel bans was swift in South Florida, home to what are believed to be the largest Venezuelan, Haitian and Cuban communities in the United States.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Webb continued to assert his reinvention as a strikeout pitcher Saturday while delivering another dominant home start.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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My country, Nigeria, was long caught in the throes of statism—and crisis after crisis followed.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The two countries did agree on exchanging bodies of soldiers killed in action.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 June 2025
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When Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided by the FBI in March 2024, a homeland security agent visited Jane’s residence as well, leaving a business card.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — Ukraine’s shock drone strike on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet this week has generals and analysts taking a new look at threats to high-value United States aircraft at bases in the homeland and abroad – and the situation is worrisome.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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