vaderland

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vaderland.

Noun

vaderland (plural vaderlande)

  1. fatherland

Dutch

Etymology

From vader (“father”) +‎ land (“land”).

Pronunciation

  • vaderland(file)
  • Hyphenation: va‧der‧land

Noun

vaderland n (plural vaderlanden, diminutive vaderlandje n)

  1. fatherland, one's own native land/nation and/or the country of one's forefathers, the possible object of patriotism

Derived terms

  • vaderlandslievend

See also

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