fatherland
/ˈfɑːðəlænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɑːðərlænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌland/ (ame, mw)
fatherland — noun
- fatherlandsingular
- fatherlandsplural
1. the country where you or your family originally came from, especially when you f
the country where you or your family originally came from, especially when you feel a strong emotional bond or sense of loyalty toward it.
After living abroad for twenty years, Ivan finally returned to his fatherland for good.
possessive pronoun + fatherland for emotional bond
Many immigrants feel loyalty to both their fatherland and the country that welcomed them.
The poet wrote poems about the fatherland and the pain of leaving it behind.
Soldiers in the conflict fought bravely to defend their fatherland from the invaders.
For many refugees, the fatherland becomes a painful memory rather than a real place.
- motherland
Same concept but uses a maternal metaphor; common in Russian and Eastern European contexts (rodina).
- homeland
More emotionally neutral and widely used than 'fatherland'; common in formal and news contexts.
- native land
More poetic or literary; emphasises the place of birth over emotional attachment.
- foreign land
Any country that is not one's own.
- exile
A state of being forced away from one's fatherland; also a person living away from it.
文法句型
possessive + fatherland
the fatherland
用法筆記
Often carries patriotic or emotional weight; less common in everyday speech than 'home country' or 'homeland'. Historically associated with German national identity (Vaterland), but used in English for any nation.