patria

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

He reportedly referred to Peru, where around three quarters of people are Catholic, as "mi segunda patria" – my second homeland.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Some enslaved people were sold into bondage through patria potestas.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Un famoso torero mexicano y su agente van a España y se enamoran de la madre patria y de sus mujeres.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

“I don’t know if it’s true. Eduardo at the bank swears that his brother saw a document with a government seal on it discussing patria potto tad. But who knows?”

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez