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- [fah-th er-land]
- /ˈfɑ ðərˌlænd/
- /ˈfɑː.ðə.lænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fah-th er-land]
- /ˈfɑ ðərˌlænd/
Definitions of fatherland word
- noun fatherland one's native country. 1
- noun fatherland the land of one's ancestors. 1
- noun fatherland A person’s native country, especially when referred to in patriotic terms. 1
- noun fatherland native country, homeland 1
- countable noun fatherland If someone is very proud of the country where they or their ancestors were born, they sometimes refer to it as the fatherland. The word fatherland is particularly associated with Germany. 0
- noun fatherland a person's native country 0
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Origin of fatherland
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; father + land
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Parts of speech for Fatherland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fatherland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fatherland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fatherland
noun fatherland
- home — Lord, Douglas-Home.
- motherland — one's native land.
- homeland — one's native land.
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
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