fatherland

Example Sentences

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There was nothing else but themselves they could dedicate themselves to—no patria, no fatherland, no nation as yet.

From The Wall Street Journal

“God, honor, fatherland,” a patriotic motto, featured on signs held aloft by some of marchers.

From New York Times

“All our people are defenders of the fatherland,” Mr. Putin said at the rally.

From New York Times

“All our people are defenders of the fatherland. I bow lowly before you.”

From New York Times

In February 1990, however, Mr. Modrow urged talks with West Germany toward an eventual “united fatherland” that would be independent of military blocs and governed by a joint parliament in Berlin.

From Washington Post