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Definition of
fatherland noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
fatherland
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈfɑðərˌlænd
/
/
[
usually singular
]
(
old-fashioned
)
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the country where a person, or their family, was born, especially when they feel very loyal toward it
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fatherland
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father-in-law
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