fatherland
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From father + land. Compare Old English fæderland (“paternal land”), Dutch vaderland (“fatherland”), German Vaterland (“fatherland”), Danish fædreland (“fatherland”), Icelandic föðurland (“fatherland”).
Noun[edit]
fatherland (plural fatherlands)
Synonyms[edit]
- motherland
- homeland
- sireland (poetic)
Translations[edit]
fatherland
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