fatherland

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fa·ther·land /ˈfɑːðəlænd $ -ðər-/ noun [singular] COME FROM/ORIGINATEthe place where someone or their family was born 祖国 → mother country , motherland

Examples from the Corpus

fatherland• He remained faithful to his fatherland right to the end.• This has led to accusations that the artist is betraying the fatherland.• My labour has enriched the fatherland.• But the political row is far more than a linguistic challenge about expressing love for the fatherland without using the forbidden phrase.• It is associated with the Catholic Church, the institution of marriage, loyalty to the fatherland, and belief in general.

fa·ther·land nounChineseSyllable

someone born Corpus or family their the where place was

fatherland
fa‧ther‧land /ˈfɑːðəlænd $ -ðər-/

noun [singular]
the place where someone or their family was born
⇨ mother country, motherland

father·land

BrE

/ˈfɑːðəlænd/

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NAmE

/ˈfɑːðərlænd/

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noun

[usually singular]

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old-fashioned

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(used especially about Germany) the country where a person, or their family, was born, especially when they feel very loyal towards it 祖国（尤用以指德国）