fædreland

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Etymology[edit]

Compound of fædre, plural of fader, far (father) and land (country), a calque of the German Vaterland.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɛdrəlan/, [ˈfɛðʁɐˌlanˀ]

Noun[edit]

fædreland n (singular definite fædrelandet, plural indefinite fædrelande)

  1. (connotations of nationalism) fatherland, homeland, home country, mother country, motherland

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