fatherland

fa·ther·land

(fä′thər-lănd′)

1. One's native land.

2. The land of one's ancestors.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

fatherland

(ˈfɑːðəˌlænd)

1. a person's native country

2. the country of a person's ancestors

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fa•ther•land

(ˈfɑ ðərˌlænd)

n.

1. one's native country.

2. the land of one's ancestors.

[1615–25]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

fatherland - the country where you were born

country of origin, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land

country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"

old country - the country of origin of an immigrant

fatherland

noun homeland, motherland, old country, native land, land of your birth, land of your fathers They served the fatherland in its hour of need.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

fædreland

domovinaotadžbina

patria

vaderland

pátria

отечество родина фатерланд

fatherland

[ˈfɑːðəlænd] N → patria f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fatherland

[ˈfɑːðə^rlænd] n → patrie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fatherland

[ˈfɑːðəˌlænd] n → patria

References in classic literature ?

It was kept by a Pomeranian, and the waiters, without exception, were from the Fatherland. I fancied myself at Berlin, Unter den Linden, and I reflected that, having taken the serious step of visiting the head-quarters of the Gallic genius, I should try and project myself; as much as possible, into the circumstances which are in part the consequence and in part the cause of its irrepressible activity.

Add to this that there are two young Englanders in the house, who hate all the Americans in a lump, making between them none of the distinctions and favourable comparisons which they insist upon, and you will, I think, hold me warranted in believing that, between precipitate decay and internecine enmities, the English-speaking family is destined to consume itself; and that with its decline the prospect of general pervasiveness, to which I alluded above, will brighten for the deep-lunged children of the Fatherland!

View in context

When on leaving College the cadets were received by the Emperor, he did not again refer to Kasatsky's offence, but told them all, as was his custom, that they should serve him and the fatherland loyally, that he would always be their best friend, and that when necessary they might approach him direct.

Apart from his main vocation, which was the service of his Tsar and the fatherland, he always set himself some particular aim, and however unimportant it was, devoted himself completely to it and lived for it until it was accomplished.

View in context

It was necessary that Romulus should not remain in Alba, and that he should be abandoned at his birth, in order that he should become King of Rome and founder of the fatherland. It was necessary that Cyrus should find the Persians discontented with the government of the Medes, and the Medes soft and effeminate through their long peace.

View in context

"Your son," wrote Kutuzov, "fell before my eyes, a standard in his hand and at the head of a regiment- he fell as a hero, worthy of his father and his fatherland. To the great regret of myself and of the whole army it is still uncertain whether he is alive or not.

View in context

I raise my head, -- The splendid moon I see: Then droop my head, And sink to dreams of thee -- My Fatherland, of thee!

View in context

From all mountains do I look out for fatherlands and motherlands.

Alien to me, and a mockery, are the present-day men, to whom of late my heart impelled me; and exiled am I from fatherlands and motherlands.

View in context

Robert, 60, was a political journalist who worked on BBC programmes including Panorama and Newsnight, and became political editor of The Observer before the mammoth success of his debut novel Fatherland enabled him to become a full-time novelist.

The theatre of politics fascinates me. It's the great soap opera of our time; as he releases his latest novel munich, robert harris, the bestselling author of fatherland, talks about war and writer's block with HANNAH STEPHENSON

Immortal explores how citizens, whose utmost goal is to give their lives for their Fatherland and thus achieving immortality, are 'bred' in today's Russia.