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

A plaque on the monument read: “Eternal memory to those who fell for the fatherland in the Great Patriotic War.”

From Seattle Times

"It's my fatherland attacking my motherland - or mother city to be even more precise."

From BBC

For days, Donetsk residents have been receiving text messages telling men it is their "sacred duty" to defend their fatherland, while loudspeakers blare out similar messages in the streets.

From Reuters

A text message sent to residents on Sunday said it was the "sacred duty" of men to join the defence of their fatherland.

From Reuters