Fatherland
['fɑːðəlænd] or ['fɑðɚlænd]
Definition
(n.) One's native land; the native land of one's fathers or ancestors.
Checked by Elmer
Examples
- Yes, we shall drink to the Fatherland in those? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It is you and such as you that have let the barbarians onto the sacred soil of the fatherland. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- An austere patriot's passion for his fatherland! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Checker: Mimi