Fatherland is the nation of one's "fathers", "forefathers" or "patriarchs". An ancestor is a Parent or ( recursively) the parent of an ancestor (i It can be viewed as a nationalist concept, insofar as it relates to nations. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation (Compare to motherland and homeland. Motherland is a term that may refer to a mother country, ie the place of one's birth the place of origin of an Ethnic group or Immigrant, or a Metropole A homeland (rel Country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory ( Cultural geography) to which an Ethnic group )

Groups that refer to their native country as a "fatherland"

Groups that refer to their native country as a "fatherland" (or rather, translations of this English word in their languages), or, arguably, associate it primarily with paternal concepts include:

• Romans, Italians, Romanians as Patria. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni It should be noted that there is a gender change in Spanish and Italian patria.
• the Afrikaners as Vaderland. The term Afrikaner people refers to white Afrikaans -speaking people who have been established in Southern Africa since the 17th century and are mainly of northwestern
• the Albanian as Atdheu.
• the Armenians, as Hayrenik (as in the national anthem Mer Hayrenik, literally meaning Our Fatherland)
• the Brazilians as Pátria. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large " Mer Hayrenik " ( Armenian script: Մեր Հայրենիք English translation: Our Fatherland) is the National anthem of Armenia Brazilians ( brasileiros in Portuguese) are all people born in Brazil
• the Bulgarians as Tatkovina and Otechestvo
• the Croats as Očevina and Domovina
• the Czechs as otčina
• the Danes as fædreland
• the Estonians as isamaa
• the Filipinos Amang Bayan
• the French as patrie
• the Finns as isänmaa
• the Frisians as heitelân
• the Georgians as Samshoblo (სამშობლო - "[land] of parents") or Mamuli (მამული)
• the Germans, as das Vaterland (as in the national anthem Das Lied der Deutschen)
• the Greeks as patris, the root word for patriotism. The Bulgarians (българи balgari) are a South Slavic people generally associated with the Republic of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian language Croats (Hrvati are a South Slavic people mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries Czechs (Češi ˈt͡ʃɛʃɪ archaic Čechové) are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Estonians ( Estonian: eestlased, previously maarahvas) are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting primarily the country Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to The Frisians are an ethnic group of Germanic people living in coastal parts of The Netherlands and Germany. The Georgians (ქართველები kartvelebi) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus, the oldest group of the The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Das Deutschlandlied ("The Song of Germany" also known as Das Lied der Deutschen, "The Song of the Germans" has been used wholly or partially as the The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Patriotism is commonly defined as love of and/or devotion to one's country
• the Hungarians as hon or haza
• the Icelanders as Föðurland
• the Indians as pitribhūmi (Sanskrit: पितृभूमि), although very, very rarely used, the word for motherland, Matrubhumi, being the exclusively used one. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical
• the Jews as Eretz Ha'Avot (Hebrew: ארץ האבות‎)
• the Kazakhs as atameken
• the Latvians as tēvija or tēvzeme (although dzimtene – roughly translated as "place of birth" – is more neutral and used more commonly nowadays)
• the Lithuanians as tėvynė
• the ethnic Macedonians as Tatkovina
• the Dutch, as vaderland
• the Norwegians as fedreland
• the Poles, as Ojczyzna (but there is also macierz, that is Motherland, although it is seldom used)
• the Portuguese as Pátria. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Patriarchs (also known as the Avot in Hebrew) according to the Judeo-Christian Old Testament are Abraham, his Son The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар qɑzɑqtɑr Russian: Казахи the English name is transliterated Latvians or Letts (latvieši the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which Lithuanians are the Baltic Ethnic group native to Lithuania, where they number a little over 3 million The Macedonians (Македонци transliterated Makedonci) also referred to as Macedonian Slavs --> --> are a South Slavic people The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Norwegians See also History of Norway and Demography of Norway. The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west
• the Russians, as Otechestvo (отечество) or Otchizna (отчизна), although Rodina, that is ancestral land, is more common. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
• the Serbs as otadžbina (отаџбина)
• the Slovenes as očetnjava, although domovina (homeland) is more common. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki
• the Swedes as fäderneslandet, although fosterlandet is more common (mening the land that fosterd/raised you).
• the Thais as pituphum (ปิตุภูมิ), the word is adapted from Sanskrit
• the Tibetans as pha yul
• the Turks as anavatan
• the Vietnam as Quê Cha
• the Ukrainians as bat'kivschina (батьківщина) or, more rarely, vitchizna (вітчизна)

Turkish Usage "anavatan" is "Motherland" in Turkish. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens There is a difference, as ANA is definitely mother. The term "Fatherland" implies a male-oriented society.

Hungarian Usage Hon or Haza simply means native land and not "Fatherland".

English usage and Nazi connotations

Drawing from the Nazis' usage of the term "Vaterland", the direct English translation "fatherland" featured in news reports associated with Nazi Germany and in domestic anti-Nazi propaganda during World War II. Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including As a result, the English word is now associated with the Nazi government of Germany (unlike in Germany itself, where the word means simply "homeland"). A homeland (rel Country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory ( Cultural geography) to which an Ethnic group The word is not used often in post-World War II English unless one wishes to invoke the Nazis, or one is translating literally from a foreign language where that language's equivalent of "fatherland" does not bear Nazi connotations. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The word Motherland in modern English carries similar associations with the Soviet Union. Motherland is a term that may refer to a mother country, ie the place of one's birth the place of origin of an Ethnic group or Immigrant, or a Metropole The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Homeland, however, has remained politically neutral. A homeland (rel Country of origin and native land) is the concept of the territory ( Cultural geography) to which an Ethnic group

Prior to Nazism, however, the term was used throughout Germanic language countries without Nazi connotations (obviously), or often to refer to their homelands much as the word "motherland" does. The Germanic languages are a group of related languages that constitute a branch of the Indo-European (IE Language family. For example, "Wien Neerlands bloed", national anthem of the Netherlands between 1815 and 1932, makes extensive and conspicuous use of the parallel Dutch word. A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In Iceland (and other places) it is the norm to use the term "fatherland" (föðurland) and many would be offended if it was in any way compared with the Nazi term of the word.

Fiction

Fatherland can also refer to:

• Fatherland (novel), an alternative history novel by Robert Harris
  • Fatherland (novel)#Film, TV or theatrical adaptations, a TV movie inspired by Harris' novel
• Fatherland (Ken Loach's film), a 1986 film directed by Ken Loach
• For The Fatherland, a compilation album by white nationalist duo Prussian Blue
• Fatherland, a single released in 1993 by German metal band Die Krupps
• Fatherland, a song that appears on Metropolis, an album released in 2000 by Czech gothic rock band XIII Stoleti

See also

• Motherland
• Homeland
• National anthem

External links

• Nationalism and Ethnicity - A Theoretical Overview
• The problem of German identity...
• National anthems ("Allons enfants de la Patrie", "Blühe, deutsches Vaterland")
• Origins of the German State, Robert Selig, German Life

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