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fatherland

noun as in homeland

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"Even the cats will come out here to shoot, to defend our fatherland," he says.

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"Anyone involved will be not only be considered a traitor to the fatherland, but also a threat to national security," President Noboa said.

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He says that he is grateful for all those fighting for the interest "of the fatherland", adding: "I bow to your feet."

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“Conveyer belts of our military industrial complex are working in three shifts, and it will produce as many weapons as needed to efficiently protect the fatherland,” he said.

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In August, the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported that, when Aiwanger was 17, he was suspected of producing a typewritten flyer calling for entries to a competition titled “Who is the biggest traitor to the fatherland?”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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