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 • Nov. 21, 2025

"We are strongly motivated to defend our fatherland, and this is the best remedy for fear," he said.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

A new ideology extols the Orthodox Church, the fatherland, the family and the “the spiritual over the material.”

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023

"We once again reiterate to Ecowas or any other adventurer our firm determination to defend our fatherland," the statement, which was read out on TV, said.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Amongst the tales they related to me were those of wars fought by our ancestors in defense of the fatherland.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela