fatherlands
Countries of origin
Fatherlands is the plural of fatherland, a person's native country or the country of one's ancestors.
The term carries strong patriotic or nationalistic overtones: They fought to defend their fatherlands.
Because of its association with Nazi Germany, fatherland sounds more charged than motherland or homeland in English.
One's native country
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- countrySovereign state or territory
- nationSovereign political entity
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
soil · realm · nationhood · domain · province · state · homestead · domicile
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
descent · family tree · dynasty · clan · tribe · kindred · pedigree · forefathers
Legal belonging to country
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- belongingState of fitting in
- kinshipState of being related
diaspora · exile · emigration · naturalization · dual citizenship · repatriation · displacement · longing
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
sacrifice · valor · duty · pride · unity · freedom · liberty · democracy
motherland
One's native country
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- countrySovereign state or territory
- nationSovereign political entity
territory · soil · realm · nationhood · domain · province · state · homestead · domicile · settlement
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
bloodline · descent · family tree · dynasty · clan · tribe · kindred · pedigree · forefathers · ancestors
nationality
Legal belonging to country
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- belongingState of fitting in
kinship · diaspora · exile · emigration · naturalization · dual citizenship · repatriation · displacement · longing · nostalgia
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
allegiance · sacrifice · valor · duty · pride · unity · freedom · liberty · democracy · constitution
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- heirloomsObjects passed through family lines
relics · legacy · cultural · history · antiquity · inheritance · patrimony · monuments · preservation · sacred sites
fatherlandsexiles
Banished persons
foreign lands · diasporas · refugee camps · statelessness · wastelands
father, lands, land, landscape, landed, patron, fatherhood, fathers, patriot