vaderland
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vāderlant. Equivalent to vader (“father”) + land (“land”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaː.dərˌlɑnt/
vaderland (file) - Hyphenation: va‧der‧land
Noun
vaderland n (plural vaderlanden, diminutive vaderlandje n)
- fatherland, one's own native land/nation and/or the country of one's forefathers, the possible object of patriotism
- (religion) Heaven
- Synonym: hemel
Derived terms
- vaderlands
- vaderlandsliefde
- vaderlandslievend
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vaderland
See also
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