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
Noun
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In December, Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on tax evasion and federal gun charges; commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people on home confinement; and pardoned 39 people who were convicted of nonviolent crimes.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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In the home recording of the song, Guthrie is heard talking the lyrics over basic fingerpicking, without the more developed melody Hoffman later added.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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Ruairidh Villar, a Novartis spokesperson, said that eight African countries took part in the assessment and are expected to approve the medicine within 90 days.—
Jamey Keaten,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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And in some countries, gratuities aren't usually included with credit card charges.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Authorities have reached agreements with other countries to house immigrants if authorities can’t quickly send them back to their homelands.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
4 July 2025
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Others sought to escape economic hardships or oppression in their homelands.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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“Fatherland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatherland. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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